Five poisons sustain the demonic person: ego, brute strength, arrogance, desire, and anger. Mixed together, these five create a toxic brew that eats a person from the inside out. Each one is dangerous alone; combined, they are devastating.
But the gravest charge comes next: these people despise the Lord who dwells in every body. Krishna is present in all beings — in their own hearts and in the hearts of others. And these people hate that presence. They hate the divine within themselves and within everyone else. This is not mere atheism; it is active hostility toward the sacred.
Krishna adds one more trait: abhyasuyakah — they are envious fault-finders. When they see goodness in someone else, they cannot bear it. They search for flaws. Even in acts of divine grace, they find reasons to criticize. Envy and contempt are the lenses through which they view everything.