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Chapter 16
Link:- The Lord, in the next verse describes the view and the conduct of such atheists.
etam drstimavastabhya nastatmano'Ipabuddhayah
prabhavantyugrakarmanah ksayaya jagato'hitah
Holding fast to this view, these perverted souls of false understanding, and cruel deeds, not believing in the eternal soul, appear as enemies of the world, for its destruction. 9
Comment:-
Etta derstimavaytabhya:- people possessing demoniac nature, do not know what to do and what to refrain from. They do not possess, either purity or good conduct, or truth. They do not believe, that there is a Lord, who dispenses the fruit of actions of an individual, according to virtues and vices. They hold fast, to this atheistic view.
Nastatmanah:- They do not believe in the existence of a soul. They are materialists. They believe, that there is no sentient element, as such, it is merely a mixture of materialistic elements, in it sentiency develops in the same way as a mixture of catechu and lime, produces redness. So, they are totally disinclined towards, sentient (soul). Thus they are ruined, and they lose all chances, of attaining self-realization.
Alpabuddhayah:- Their understanding (discrimination), is weak. Their intellect, is concerned only with sensual pleasures. They believe in 'eat. drink and be merry'. They cannot distinguish, between the real and the unreal, virtue and vice, good and bad conduct. They have no conception of a soul or the Supreme Being, as their understandmg in spiritual matters, is clouded. But their intellect is sharp, in amassing wealth, and enjoying worldly pleasures,
Ugrakarmanah:- They perform cruel deeds, such as murder etc., because, they are not afraid of God and scriptural ordinances. But, they are afraid of thieves, robbers and government officers.
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