the universe as a whole is happy.. the demons fless in trepidation

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च। रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36

11-36 of Bhagavat Gita

arjuna uvāca

sthāne hṛṣīkeśa tava prakīrtyā

jagat prahṛṣyaty anurajyate ca

rakṣāḿsi bhītāni diśo dravanti

sarve namasyanti ca siddha-sańghāḥ

Arjuna Says..

"Krishna the Hrishikesha, the world unitedly meets and celbrates your praise.. the universe as a whole is happy.. the demons fless in trepidation. The divine groups of Sidhas are all offering pranams to you..'

this mantra or shlokam from Bhagavat Gita is being used as a mantram to ward off evil spirits.

. the mantramm is called Gita Thrishtup..

(may be with some variants and some bheeja akshara added0

The context of the Sloka is that when the Lord showed his universal form, the evil spirits are bolting.. True..

But Neither Vyasa, nor Krishna or Arjuna or anyone even intended this statement by Arjuna to be used as a chant by sorcerors to exorcise evil spirit..

Now half a dozen of priests sit around fire and chant this mantram in thousands and offer twigs, rice, clarified butter etc to fire and people around are delirious with bhakti and all..

One instance of disuse of the great philosophical text and misuse of the same at the hands of avaricious and showy sorecerors and priests..

This is just one instant..

This mantram now is a very effective tools with Jolsyars and priests..

Of course it is their profession.. let them earn..

But others have a right to know the facts..