Learn·Chapter 16 · The divine and the demoniac·Verse 8 of 24
Bhagavad Gītā 16.8, word by word
BG 16.8
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्
asatyam apratiṣhṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśhvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam
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In English
They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created through sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
They say, "This universe is without truth, without a moral basis, without a God, brought about by mutual union, with lust as its cause; what else?"
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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