Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 12

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः | ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान् ||

āśā-pāśa-śatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥ īhante kāma-bhogārtham anyāyenārtha-sañcayān

Bound by hundreds of ties of desire and anger, they strive to amass wealth by unjust means for the fulfillment of sensual pleasures.

Krishna describes how demonic nature manifests in action: 'āśā-pāśa-śatair baddhāḥ'—bound by hundreds of ties of desire. Every desire is a noose, a bond. The more desires you have, the more bound you become. 'Kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥ'—devoted to desire and anger. These two work together: desire creates frustration, frustration creates anger, anger creates more desire. 'Īhante kāma-bhogārtham'—they strive for the purpose of desire gratification, 'anyāyenārtha-sañcayān'—by unjust means they accumulate wealth. This is the natural outcome: when you're bound by desires and driven by anger, you'll do anything to fulfill them—including unjust means. You'll lie, cheat, steal, harm others—anything to get what you want. The ends justify the means because there's no higher principle, just desire gratification. This is how demonic nature acts: completely bound, completely driven, completely unethical.