Krishna begins His clinical analysis of the Asuric (demoniac) mind. The foundational flaw of such people is that they have absolutely no boundaries; they do not know what actions they should engage in (pravṛttiṁ) and what actions they should abstain from (nivṛttiṁ). Because of this lack of a moral compass, three things are entirely absent in their character: cleanliness (śaucaṁ), proper behavior/conduct (ācāro), and most critically, truthfulness (satyam).