"That which is based is subject to change; growth, decline and modification. But the base or Aadhara should not therefore be taken as subject to change. For example, consider the moon and its reflection in water. The image of the moon in the water is not steady; it shakes and quivers. It is the water that shakes and quivers, not the moon above. Ignorant people, who are like children, infer that the moon is itself shaking. The transference of the characteristics of the Aadheya to the Aadhara is the fundamental Aasuric quality. The recognition of the eternality and truth of the Aadhara even in the Aadheya - that is the real Daivisampath, God directed nature."
Arjuna listened intently and with steady attention to all this. Then he queried: "Madhava! You said that it is the inherent quality of nature that distinguishes these two. Which qualities make for Asuric and which for Daivi natures? Please clarify."
Krishna replied: "Arjuna! I am ever willing to clarify; I only need listeners who are steady and intent. Hear this with unwavering attention:
- Fearlessness,
- Purity of emotions,
- Awareness of the unity of all creation,
- Charity,
- Control of the senses,
- Sacrifice,
- Study,
- Asceticism,
- Straightforwardness,
- Nonviolence,
- Integrity,
- Equanimity, absence of anger or resentment,
- Detachment,
- Inner peace,
- Refraining from scandalmongering and talking ill of others,
- Sympathy,
- Absence of greed,
- Sweetness and softness of speech,
- Fear of Adharmic acts,
- Absence of fluctuations in the mind,
- Courage during disaster, patience and fortitude,
- Steadiness,
- Cleanliness,
- Harmlessness,
- Humility;
these twenty-five holy qualities are the traits of Daivisampath, the divine endowment.
