Bhagavadgita 18.20

18.20

āsurīmiti | anekacittavibhrāntāḥ kāmabhogaprasaktā aśucivratā mūḍhāḥ svakīyadoṣātiśayādeva janmani janmani pratijanmāpyāsurimeva yonimāpannāḥ santo māmaprāpya | atra māmiti macchabdena svaprāptisādhanaṃ lakṣyate | māṃ matprāptiyogyaṃ mānavaṃ dehamaprāpyaiva tato'pyāsurayonyapekṣayādhamāṃ nikṛṣṭāṃ vṛkṣapāṣāṇādirūpāṃ vā paiśācīṃ vā gatiṃ gamyata iti gatistattuṃ yānti | natu tāmeva punaḥ śunakādiyonimapi prāpnuvantītyarthaḥ | 'pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca janā na viduḥ' ityārabhya, 'tato yāntyadhamāṃ gatim' ityantena granthena rajastamodoṣadūṣitāntaraṅgāṇāmāsurāṇāṃ yā saṃpattasyāḥ phalamadhodhaḥpatanaṃ vinā kadācidapi śreyaḥprāptiryasmānnāsti tasmādbuddhimān sadā sadasadvivekī puruṣaḥ puruṣatvasiddheḥ sākalyāya svayaṃ vivekabhraṃśahetorduryoniprāpteḥ pūrvamevāsurasaṃpatteraviṣayo bhūtvā sadā sadasadvivekavairāgyābhyāṃ paramapuruṣārthāya yateteti sūcitaṃ bhavati | tenāsurasaṃpadbandhyāyaiva na kvacinmokṣāyeti siddham |
pratipāditāyāstvāsurasaṃpatteḥ sarvasvamatraiva paryavasitametattritaye parityakte pradhānamallanibarhaṇanyāyenā'surīsaṃpatsarvāpi parityaktā syāttato mumukṣoravaśyametattritayaṃ tyaktavyam | etattyaktvā svadharmeṇa śreyaḥsādhanamanutiṣṭhataḥ puṃsaḥ paramapuruṣārthaḥ sidhyatīti pratipādayati—