asatyam apratiṣṭhaá¹ te jagad Ähur anīśvaram aparaspara-sambhÅ«taá¹ kim anyat kÄma-hetukam [8]

te–They, the persons of demoniac nature; Ähuḥ–say: jagat asatyam–“The world is without truth; apratiṣṭham–baseless; anīśvaram– godless; aparaspara-sambhÅ«tam–and everything is born of male and female union. kÄma-hetukam–The reason for existence is lust alone. kim anyat–What is there beyond this?†[8]


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The persons of ungodly nature say the world is without truth, baseless, godless, and that everything is born of male and female union. They say that life has no purpose beyond lust.

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