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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 16

Divine and Demoniac Natures

अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ

aneka-chitta-vibhrāntāḥ moha-jāla-samāvṛitāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣhu patanti narake aśhuchau

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.16 mean?

Bewildered by countless anxious thoughts, enveloped in the net of delusion, and deeply attached to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures, they fall into a foul hell.

Word-by-word meaning

aneka-chitta-vibhrāntāḥ—bewildered by countless anxious thoughts · moha-jāla-samāvṛitāḥ—enveloped in the net of delusion · prasaktāḥ—deeply attached · kāma-bhogeṣhu—to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures · patanti—they fall · narake—into hell · aśhuchau—foul/impure

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