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Բիդջդսոն-տիդ Այ Սի Սյ
[Ch. 16]
because he was considering the pro's and con's. He was considering whether respectable persons such as Bhīṣma and Droṇa should be killed or not, so he was not acting under the influence of anger, false prestige, or harshness. Therefore he was not of the quality of the demons. For a  kṣatriya , a military man, shooting arrows at the enemy is considered transcendental, and refraining from such a duty is demoniac. Therefore, there was no cause for Arjuna to lament. Anyone who performs the regulated principles of the different orders of life is transcendentally situated.
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द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन्दैव आसुर एव च । दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे शृणु ॥ ६ ॥
dvau bhūta-sargau loke’smin  
 daiva āsura eva ca  
 daivo vistaraśaḥ prokta  
 āsuraṁ pārtha me śṛṇu
dvau —two;  bhūta-sargau —created living beings;  loke —in this world;  asmin —this;  daivaḥ —godly;  āsuraḥ —demoniac;  eva —certainly;  ca —and;  daivaḥ —divine;  vistaraśaḥ —at great length;  proktaḥ —said;  āsuram —demoniac;  pārtha —O son of Pṛthā;  me —from Me;  śṛṇu —just hear.
TRANSLATION
O son of Pṛthā, in this world there are two kinds of created beings. One is called the divine and the other demonic. I have already explained to you at length the divine qualities. Now hear from Me of the demoniac.
PURPORT
Lord Krṣṇa, having assured Arjuna that he was born with the divine qualities, is now describing the demoniac way. The conditioned living entities are divided into two classes in this world. Those who are born with divine qualities follow a regulated life; that is to say they abide by the injunctions in scriptures and by the authorities. One should perform duties in the light of authoritative scripture. This mentality is called