Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac Natures

    Verse 11

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 16, Verse 11

    चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्िचताः।।16.11।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    chintām aparimeyāṁ cha pralayāntām upāśhritāḥ kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niśhchitāḥ

    Translation

    Obsessed by unlimited cares that end with dissolution, looking upon the enjoyment of desires as their highest aim, and convinced that this is all;
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