薄伽梵歌 16.18

他们自给自足，因精神和物质力量而自大。他们姿态过高。如果他们被贬低，他们会非常不满。身体对他们来说比一切都重要。他们完全为身体而活。如果有人试图阻挠他们的计划或阴谋，他们就会对他怀有极度的敌意。他们会报复他，并试图无情地杀死他。他们心胸极其狭隘。正如夜幕降临后黑暗显得更浓，同样，随着他们的愚蠢增加，他们的傲慢增长，他们的我执（Ahamkaram）发展，他们的骄傲膨胀，他们的迷惑（Moha）也日益加剧。他们使用残暴的力量来达到自私的目的。他们辱骂和虐待所有诚实、慈善并忠于我的人。我执（Ahamkaram）：自我中心原则，是无明的作用或变体。这是人类本性中所有缺陷和反常行为以及所有邪恶行为的根源。欲望、愤怒、贪婪、骄傲和虚伪都是我执的伴随物。要克服这个可怕的敌人非常困难，但通过维查拉（Vichara，正当探究）可以将其消灭。这些阿修罗（魔性之人）因其深厚的无明而极度自我中心，他们对自己所拥有的品质以及那些他们错误地强加于自己的品质评价极高。他们认为自己是伟大的人物，因为他们将美好的品质强加于自己，从而增加了他们的我执。他们试图利用其经济上的优势来羞辱他人。他们会贿赂人们作伪证，并做任何事情来达到自私的目的。力量（Balam）：伴随着欲望和执着的力量。阿修罗利用他们的身体力量来羞辱和摧毁他人。如果一个人没有建立在亚玛（Yama，五重道德完善准则，包括非暴力、诚实、不偷盗、禁欲和不贪婪）之上，如果他没有纯洁的心灵，如果他的思想被邪恶倾向所充斥或饱和，并且他获得了任何形式的力量，他就会滥用或误用它，并试图羞辱或虐待他人。如果一个人练习专注，力量或悉地（Siddhis）必然会到来。如果他具备亚玛，他就永远不会滥用它们，因此他永远不会堕落。这就是帕坦伽利（Patanjali）圣者说“力量是瑜伽（Yoga）道路上的障碍”的原因。无情地避开它们。继续向目标前进。攀登瑜伽的阶梯，直到达到超意识或神意识的最高境界。不要回头。不要回忆过去。亚玛是瑜伽的基础。在开始专注和冥想之前，先建立在亚玛之上。许多修行者之所以堕落，是因为他们一开始没有练习亚玛。他们立即跳到专注和冥想的练习。这是一个悲惨的错误。傲慢（Darpa）：自大。一个心中充满傲慢的人会变得非常傲慢和不公正，对他人采取专横跋扈的态度，他从不尊重长辈、古鲁（Guru）和其他人。这是一种特殊的恶习，其根源在于内心。当这种邪恶的品质显现时，一个人就会偏离美德之路。愤怒（Krodha）：当一个人遇到不愉快的事情或不合意的事情时，愤怒就会显现。这些阿修罗憎恨我，这位神居住在他们自己的身体中，作为他们思想和行为的无声见证者。他们认为我也是一个人类，并憎恨我。他们不理解我无所不在和不朽的本性。他们根本不关心了解和遵循我的命令或吠陀（Vedas）和史密提（Smritis）中给出的训诫。如果有人违反我在经典中给出的命令，那无疑等同于对我怀有仇恨的行为。这些人非常恶意。他们有邪恶的意图或不纯的动机。他们嫉妒那些有美德并走在正道上的人。当他们注意到他人的优点时，他们的心就会燃烧。这就是嫉妒（Matsarya）的一种形式。如果一个人将邪恶的品质强加给一个拥有美德的正直之人，这就是恶意（Asuya）。如果他看到一个富有或成功的人时心生嫉妒，这就是妒忌（Irshya）。

They are selfsufficient and puffed up with mental and material power. They pose too much. They resent it much if they are belittled. The body is dearer to them than everything else. They live solely for it. If anybody tries to thwart their plans or schemes they become bitterly hostile towards him. They take vengeance on him and try to kill him mercilessly. They are extremely meanminded. Just as darness seems to be denser after night sets in? so also as their,folly increases? their arrogance grows? their egoism develops? their pride swells? and their delusion augments day by day. They use brutal force to gain their selfish ends. They abuse and illtreat all those people who are truthful and charitable? and who are devoted to Me.Ahamkaram Egoism The selfarrogating principle? the effect or modification of ignorance. This is the source of all the defects and perversities in human nature and of all evil actions. Lust? anger? greed? pride and hypocrisy are all attendants of egoism. It is very difficult to overcome this dire enemy? but through Vichara (right eniry) it can be annihilated.These Asuras who are very egoistic on account of their deep ignorance esteem themselves very highly for the alities they possess and for those which they falsely superimpose upon themselves. They think that they are very great persons on account of the good alities which they have superimposed upon themselves and their egoism is increased thery. They try to humiliate others by using their financial supremacy. They will bribe people to give false evidence and do anything to attain their selfish ends.Balam Power accompanied by lust and attachment. The Asuras use their strength of body to humiliate and destroy others. If a man is not established in Yama (the fivefold canon of ethical perfection? consisting of noninjury? truthfulness? nonstealing? celibacy and noncovetousness)? if he has no purity of heart? if his mind is surcharged or saturated with evil tendencies? and if he gets power of any sort? he will misuse or abuse it and try to humiliate or abuse others. Powers or Siddhis are bound to come if one practises concentration of mind. If he is endowed with Yama? he will never misuse them and so he will never have a downfall. That is the reason why Patanjali Maharshi says Powers are obstacles on the path of Yoga. Shun them ruthlessly. March onwards to the goal. Climb the ladder of Yoga till you attain the highest state of superconsciousness or Godconsciousness. Do not look back. Have no memories of the past.Yama is the very foundation of Yoga. Get yourself established in Yama before you take to concentration and meditation. Many aspirants get a downfall because they do not practise Yama to begin with. They jump at once to the practice of concentration and meditation. This is sad mistake.Darpa Haughtiness. A man whose heart is filled with haughtiness becomes very insolent and unjust and assumes an overbearing and domineering attitude towards others he never respects the elders? Gurus and others. This is a peculiar vice that has its seat in the mind. When this evil ality manifests itself? one swerves from the path of virtue.Krodha Anger manifests itself when one gets something unplesant and when he comes across something disagreeable.These Asuras hate Me? the Lord Who dwells in their own bodies as the silent witness of their thoughts and actions. They think that I am also a human being and hate Me. They do not understand My allpervading and imperishable nature. They do not care at all to know and follow. My ?nds or the injunctions given in the Vedas and the Smritis. If anyone violates My ?nds given in the scriptures? it is surely tantamount to an act of hatred towards Me. These people are very malicious. They have evil intentions or impure motives. They are jealous of those persons who are virtuous and who tread the path of righteousness. Their hearts burn when they notice good alities in others. This is Matsarya? a form of jealousy. If a man superimposes evil alities on a virtuous man who is endowed with good alities? this is Asuya. If his heart burns when he sees a wealthy or prosperous man? this is Irshya.