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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 8

Divine and Demoniac Natures

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्

asatyam apratiṣhṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśhvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.8 mean?

They say that the world is without truth, without any foundation, without a God, born of nothing but mutual union — what else could there be? — with desire alone as its cause.

Word-by-word meaning

asatyam—without absolute truth · apratiṣhṭham—without any basis · te—they · jagat—the world · āhuḥ—say · anīśhvaram—without a God · aparaspara—without cause · sambhūtam—created · kim—what · anyat—other · kāma-haitukam—for sexual gratification only

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