Shloka 8
Nirmaryāda-saṃgrāma-varṇana — The Unbounded Clash and Bhīṣma’s Rallying Presence
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठ॑ ते जगदाहुरनी श्वरम् । अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत् कामहैतुकम्
asatyam apratiṣṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśvaram | aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam ||
ويقول ذوو الطبيعة الآسورية: «إن هذا العالم باطل، لا أساس ثابت له، ولا ربّ له. إنه ينشأ من تلقاء نفسه، من مجرد اجتماع المرأة والرجل؛ فالشهوة وحدها هي علّته. فماذا عسى أن يكون غير ذلك؟»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse critiques a nihilistic/materialistic outlook that denies truth, moral grounding, and divine governance, reducing the origin and meaning of the world to mere desire. Ethically, it warns that such a view undermines responsibility and dharma by rejecting higher order and accountability.
Arjuna reports and characterizes the claims made by people of an “āsurī” (demoniac) disposition: they describe the world as baseless, unreal, and godless, and explain existence as arising only from lust/desire rather than from a righteous cosmic order.