Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac Natures
Verse 8
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 16, Verse 8
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
Transliteration (IAST)
asatyam apratiṣhṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśhvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam
Translation
They maintain: 'The universe is without truth, with no foundation, and without a Lord (Isvara). What else could exist without mutual causation? It has lust as its cause.'— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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