2 types: daiva and asura

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Dvau bhūta-sargau loke daiva asura eva ca [Bg 16.6]. There are two kinds of men throughout the whole universe. There are men in other planets also, they are very highly elevated; they are therefore called devas, or demigods. The moon planet, the sun planet... There are many other heavenly planets. There is sun-god. In the Bhagavad-gita you will find the name of the sun-god, or the predominating deity of the sun planet, Vivasvan. His name is Vivasvan. Everything you will find in the sastra. So there are two divisions: asura and sura, or asura or deva. Devasura. Deva means those who are conscious of the responsibility of life. They are called deva. So for the devas, Krsna has explained so many things. Now He is explaining about the asuras, what are the symptoms of asura. (More...)

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