daivī sampad vimokṣāya nibandhāya āsurī matā mā śucaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto'si pāṇḍava mā śucaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto'si pāṇḍava Only those who desire or intend to attain the Supreme Lord possess divine wealth, which leads to liberation. While those with intense desires for perishable worldly pleasures and accumulation possess demonic wealth, which leads to bondage. Hearing this, fear arose in Arjuna's mind that perhaps the traits of demonic wealth might be secretly lying within him. Such "I oppose God so much," so a doubt arose in his mind, "Why do you say this to God, and why do you say that?" "How can I fight Bhishma and Drona in battle, O Madhusudana?" He had asked such questions, so he had a doubt in his mind. He doubted that he himself might be wrong. "Lest I somehow belong to the demonic wealth..." Having such a feeling is his divine nature, as God said. To have a doubt in oneself, that one is not right, is a divine trait. To prove to oneself, "I am absolutely right," is a demonic trait, as will be explained further. Hearing this, fear arose in Arjuna's mind that perhaps the traits of demonic wealth might be secretly lying within him. To Arjuna, who was terrified by mere imagination, God speaks these words to offer reassurance. Arjuna does not see divine wealth in himself and fears that demonic wealth might be secretly lying within him, so God says, "Brother Arjuna, you have attained divine wealth, so do not grieve." Upon attaining divine wealth, a seeker naturally practices selfless service to God and His devotees, guards their own spiritual well-being, and exhibits virtuous conduct, leading to their liberation. Do not grieve. Maharaj has mentioned only three traits, and they are these. Maharaj mentioned three traits of the demonic. First, baseless opposition to God's devotee, then, because of that, opposition to God, and an allergy to the basic values of Sanatana Dharma Dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → These three are demonic traits. Deep within their soul, they have an allergy to them. Therefore, God says, "None of these three are in you." "Do not grieve." Here, by using the address 'Bharata' in the third verse, 'Partha' in the fourth verse, and 'Pandava' in this verse, God wants to encourage Arjuna: "O Bharata, your lineage and family are extremely pure. You are the son of the brave mother, the chaste Pritha, and you are the sons of the highly righteous and brave Pandu. Therefore, divine wealth is natural to you, so you do not need to grieve." The words 'mā śucaḥ' appear twice in the Gita. Once here, and second in the 66th verse of the 18th chapter. In both places, God gave this proof of being of noble birth. One has extreme faith in one's righteous tradition. Then he is called 'abhijata' (of noble birth). If one does not care about the reputation of one's family, then where is the nobility? Therefore, addresses like 'Bharata', 'Pandu', and 'Partha' were given because all of them speak of the glory of his lineage. The words 'mā śucaḥ' appear twice in the Gita. Once here, and second in the 66th verse of the 18th chapter. By using them in both places, God is showing Arjuna, "O Arjuna, you should not worry or grieve over both means (sadhana) and perfection (siddhi siddhi Wealth. Riches. The siddhi are shown to bhaktas on their way to Akshardhãm, to test their love for Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → that is his divine nature. To constantly see some flaw in one's sadhana, and to remain vigilant because of it, is a divine trait. Maharaj Himself has said so: "We always remain doubtful whether our vasana has been eradicated or not." And to distrust oneself, to distrust one's own mind, is our principle, our preference. 'na kuryāt karhicit sakhyaṁ'—never to trust the mind is our principle. The meaning is that a seeker with divine wealth always sees shortcomings in their sadhana. They must consciously keep removing them, but due to those shortcomings, along with humility and egolessness, a kind of despair also remains in the seeker's heart: "Where are such good qualities in me that I may attain such a goal?" Despair and worthlessness should not creep in. To consider oneself incomplete does not mean to consider oneself useless, thinking "I cannot do anything." To consider oneself incomplete is the beauty of a devotee of God and is their virtue. And to consider oneself useless is one's weakness; it does not behove a devotee, as God says. On the contrary, one needs the strength of God, thinking, "Since we have God's refuge, we can do anything with Maharaj's help." If God's grace is there, we can do anything. Therefore, to consider oneself completely useless is not one's beauty, nor can it be called a virtue; it is a vice. It is called an inferiority complex, and an inferiority complex is a kind of mental disease. If there is a disease, it must be cured. Where should a devotee of God consider themselves fulfilled, and where should they consider themselves incomplete? First, one should feel fulfilled by having attained God. And since God has given us this platform of serving God, of making this human body fruitful, of attaining satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → We attained Maharaj; even if someone who has not attained Maharaj performs the same sadhana, what a vast difference there is in the attainment. There might be others who practice more vairagya than us, who observe dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → Many may have enthusiasm, but who gets the kind of guidance Maharaj has given? We have received it absolutely free. Because of that, we should feel fulfilled, thinking, "This is extremely good." But that one is still not able to take full advantage of it as one should, in that, one should feel incomplete. The meaning is that a seeker with divine wealth always sees shortcomings in their sadhana. They must consciously keep removing them, but due to those shortcomings, along with humility and egolessness, a kind of despair also remains in the seeker's heart: "Where are such good qualities in me that I may attain such a goal?" AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. 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