UdyamGita

Such entrepreneurs are self centered, egoistic, and think that they are the creators of their own fate and destiny, and hence believe they have control over everything around them. They get addicted to instant gratification and sensuous pleasures, and to satisfy them, they can take any route, even if it is self destructive.

They pretend to do good for society and the community to massage their ego and reputation, but without any intent of service. They become unpredictable and dangerous because they do not follow the rules of society and are ready to break the rules and regulations of society and business to acquire wealth.

They insult, manipulate, and suppress people around them with their ego, power, arrogance, desire, and anger. When they spread negativity so much, they are bound to get affected by it directly or indirectly. But by the time they realize it, it will be too late and irreparable.

Krishna now describes the final stage of decline of the demoniac mindset. What began as distorted thinking has now become a complete inner captivity.

Such individuals are:

• Mentally scattered and confused
• Trapped in layers of illusion
• Addicted to sense gratification
• Arrogant, stubborn, and intoxicated by wealth and status

Their fall is not sudden—it is cumulative. By repeatedly choosing desire over discernment, ego over humility, and appearance over authenticity, they descend into what Krishna calls “naraka”—a state of inner hell marked by chaos, fear, and self-destruction.

Business Insight

These verses portray entrepreneurs who are fully self-centered and ego-driven, convinced that they alone are the architects of their destiny. This illusion of total control makes them reckless.

Addicted to instant gratification—luxury, power, attention, and pleasure—they justify any route that satisfies their urges, even if it damages the business, people, or themselves. Long-term thinking collapses under short-term craving.

Their “social responsibility” becomes theatrical:

• Charity without compassion
• Philanthropy without service
• Visibility without values

Such actions are not meant to uplift society but to massage ego and protect reputation.

Worst of all, they become unpredictable and dangerous leaders. Rules, regulations, and ethical boundaries feel optional to them. In pursuit of wealth and dominance, they are willing to bend—or break—laws, norms, and trust.

Leadership Lesson

A leader intoxicated with ego inevitably turns abusive.

Driven by arrogance, desire, and anger, such leaders:

• Insult and suppress people
• Manipulate teams through fear
• Use power to dominate rather than enable

Krishna’s statement here is profound: when such leaders harm others, they are in fact harming the same consciousness that resides within themselves. Negativity does not remain external—it rebounds inward.

By the time consequences surface—burnout, isolation, legal trouble, health collapse, or organizational failure—the damage is often irreversible.

Leadership without humility is not strength. It is delayed implosion.

Key Takeaways

• Ego-driven entrepreneurs mistake control for capability
• Addiction to instant gratification destroys long-term vision and stability
• Performative philanthropy cannot compensate for unethical leadership
• Leaders who ignore rules eventually become threats to their own organizations
• Abusing power poisons both the environment and the abuser
• Negativity rebounds—what a leader spreads eventually consumes him
• The deepest downfall is not financial loss, but irreversible inner collapse