भगवद्गीता १६.८
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."
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- 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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- Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
- text.deva
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.iast
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0