असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् ।
अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहेतुकम् ॥ ८ ॥
अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहेतुकम् ॥ ८ ॥
asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaram .
aparasparasambhūtaṃ kimanyatkāmahetukam .. 8 ..
They say, “the universe is unreal, without a basis, without a Lord, born of mutual union, brought about by lust; what else?”
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These demons of men say. “As we are unreal, so this whole universe is unreal. Neither are dharma and a-dharma its basis. There exists no Īśvara ruling the universe according to dharma and a-dharma. Universe is, therefore, they say, without a Lord. The whole universe is, moreover, caused by the mutual union of man and woman under the impulse of lust. It is brought about only by lust. What else can be the cause, of the universe? There is no other cause whatever, no invisible cause, of the universe, no such thing as karma.” This is the view of the materialists (Loka-yatikas), that sexual passion is the sole cause of all living creatures.