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Bhagavadgītā 16.8

asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaramaparasparasaṃbhūtaṃ kimanyatkāmahaitukam

Transliteration IAST

asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaram | aparasparasaṃbhūtaṃ kimanyatkāmahaitukam

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"The universe is without truth, without basis," they say, "without a God; brought about by mutual union, and caused by lust and nothing else."

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English "The universe is without truth, without basis," they say, "without a God; brought about by mutual union, and caused by lust and nothing else." Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0