मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः | राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः
moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ . rākṣasīmāsurīṃ caiva prakṛtiṃ mohinīṃ śritāḥ
他們懷抱虛妄的希望，從事虛妄的行為，擁有虛妄的知識，心智迷亂，確實具備了羅剎（Rakshasa）與阿修羅（Asura）那般迷惑人的本性。
Of vain hopes, of vain actions, of vain knowledge, and senseless, they become verily possessed of the deceptive disposition of fiends and demons.
他們懷抱虛妄的希望，因為在易逝的形式中不可能有希望。這是虛妄的希望，因為他們追逐短暫的對象而錯失了永恆。這是虛妄的行為，因為他們沒有將其作為獻給主的祭祀來執行。他們所執行的「阿耆尼霍特拉」（Agnihotra，一種儀式）及其他行為都是徒勞的，因為他們侮辱了主。他們心智迷亂。他們缺乏辨別力。他們對永恆的「自性」（Self）沒有概念。他們只崇拜自己的身體。他們看不到身體之外的「自性」。他們忽視了自己的「自性」。他們犯下殘暴的罪行和殘酷的行為。他們搶劫他人的財產並殺人。他們具有惡魔和非神性眾生的本性。「羅剎」（Rakshasa）是惰性（Tamasic）的，而「阿修羅」（Asura）是變性（Rajasic）的。「原質」（Prakriti）在此意指「自性」（Svabhava，一個人的本性）。他們只看到外在的人身。他們不了解居住在身體內的「自性」。他們在宇宙中看不到神。他們只為吃喝而活。那些僅憑「羯磨」（Karma）而無主之恩典，期望獲得行為回報的人，其希望是空虛的，其行為是徒勞的。「羯磨」是無知覺的。它們不能獨立給予回報。全知的主，祂了解「羯磨」與其果報之間的關係，才能分配它們。那些從不承認「自性」存在、不談論「自性」的書籍中獲得知識的人，其知識是空虛的。這不會帶來任何回報。唯有透過研讀闡述「梵」（Brahman）的靈性書籍所獲得的知識，才能帶來回報。（參見《博伽梵歌》第七章第十五節；第十六章第六、二十節）
They entertain vain hopes? for there can be no hope in perishable forms. It is vain hope because they run after transient objects and miss the Eternal. It is vain action? because it is not performed by them as sacrifice unto the Lord. The Agnihotra (a ritual) and other actions performed by them are fruitless? because they insult the Lord. They are senseless. They have no,discrimination. They have no idea of the eternal Self. They worship their body only. They behold no self beyond the body. They neglect their own Self. They do atrocious crimes and cruel actions. They rob others property and murder people. They partake of the nature of the demons and the undivine beings.The Rakshasa are Tamasic and the Asuras are Rajasic.Prakriti means here Svabhava (ones own nature).They see the external human body only. They have no knowledge of the Self that dwells within the body. They do not behold God in the universe. They life for eating and drinking only.He who entertains hope of getting the rewards of actions through mere Karma alone? without the grace of the Lord is one of empty hope and empty deed. Karmas are insentient. They cannot give rewards independently. The omniscient Lord Who knows the relationship between Karmas and their fruits can dispense them. He who has obtained knowledge from books which do not admit of the existence of the Self and which do not speak of the Self is one of empty knowledge. This will not give any reward. That knowledge obtained through the study of spiritual books which treat of Brahman alone can give the reward. (Cf.VII.15XVI.6?20)