Bhagavad Gita 16.8 meaningTwo kinds of character
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They say: ‘Nothing is true. There is no God. Life is just wanting.’”
What it means
“They say: ‘The world has no truth, no foundation and no God. It just happened through desire. What else could it be?’”
The original Sanskrit
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् । अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम् ॥
asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaram aparasparasambhūtaṃ kimanyatkāmahaitukam
Translations
Literal translation
They say that the world is unreal, it has no basis, it is without a God. It is born of mutual union brought about by passion! What other (cause can there be)?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
वे कहते हैं कि यह जगत् आश्रयरहित, असत्य और ईश्वर रहित है, यह (स्त्रीपुरुष के) परस्पर कामुक संबंध से ही उत्पन्न हुआ है, और (इसका कारण) क्या हो सकता है?
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 16.9“Holding that view, these lost souls, small-minded and cruel, become enemies of the world and work towards its destruction.”