Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya nama: (1) "dEvAsura vibhAgam" - AH 189(dEvA asura vERupAdu) BG 16.4: dhambhO dharpO 'bhimAnashca krODha: pAruShyam Eva ca | aj~nyAnam cAbhijAthasya pArTha sampadham AsurIm || Lord exaplins:Pseudo-religiousness,pretentious pride,arrogance, harshness and anger arise in those of demoniac nature O pArTha/ arjuna. Those of divine nature have been explained in 16.1-3. Thus explains the distinction between the created beings of divine and demoniac nature. NammAzhvAr says the same thing in "naNNA asurar nalla amarar" - TVM 10.7.5 (2) "vibhUthi yOgam" - AH 189 (ellAp poruLgaLilum kalandhu iruththal) BG 10.19: hantha thE kaThaiShyAmi dhivyA hy Atma-vibhUthaya | prADhAnyatha: kurusrEShTa nAsthi anthO vistharasya mE || Lord KrShNa tells arjuna that He would explain only His divine personal majestic opulences that are prominent since there is no end to His divine glories(as He is the beginning,the middle and end of all living entities) NammAzhvAr also says in "nalguravum selvum" - TVM 6.3.1 (3)vishvarUpa dharshanam" BG 11.15: pashyAmi dhEvAms thava dhEva dhEhE sarvAms thaThA bhUtha vishESha-sanghAn | brahmANam Isham kamalAsana-sTham rshImsh ca sarvAn uragAmsh ca dhivyAn || Arjuna says "O Lord,I behold within Your body all the demi-gods,the diverse species of all living entities,shiva,brahma sitting on a lotus flower,the divine sages and the serpents". NammAzhvAr talks about vishvarUpa dharshanam in "nIrAy nilanAyth thIyAyk kAlAy neduvAnAy sIrAr sudargaL iraNdAyc shivanAy ayanAnAy" - TVM 6.9.1 AzhvAr EmperumAnAr Jeeyar TiruvadigaLE sharaNam NC Nappinnai
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