Bhagavad Gita BG 16.19

Chapter 16, Verse 19 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation

तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान् संसारेषु नराधमान् । क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभान् आसुरीष्वेव योनिषु ॥

tan aham dvishatah kruran samsareshu naradhaman kshipamy ajasram ashubhan asurishu eva yonishu

Meaning

Those who are envious and cruel, the lowest of men — I repeatedly cast them into demonic wombs in these samsaric cycles.

Understanding

The cosmic response to the demonic: tan aham (them, those ones — pointing to the described demonic). Dvishatah kruran (envious and cruel — dvi-sha = those who hate, krura = cruel, harsh). Naradhaman (the lowest of men — adhama = lowest, basest). Samsareshu (in the cycles of samsara). Kshipami ajasram (I cast repeatedly — ajasra = unceasingly, again and again; kshipa = throw/cast). Ashubhan (into inauspicious states). Asurishu eva yonishu (into demonic wombs specifically — the next birth matches the quality of the previous life). This is the cosmic law of correspondence: the orientation cultivated in this life determines the environment of the next birth. The demonic, having cultivated hatred of the Divine and cruelty to others, are placed by the Divine into environments that match their inner state — where the same tendencies are further reinforced. This is not punishment but consequence: the soul gravitates to what it has become.

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