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BG 16.16 — 16.16 Bewildered by many a fancy, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the gratification of lust, they fall into a foul hell. | Live Gita
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अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः |
प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ ||१६-१६||

anekacittavibhrāntā mohajālasamāvṛtāḥ . prasaktāḥ kāmabhogeṣu patanti narake.aśucau ||16-16||


।।16.16।। अनेक प्रकार से भ्रमित चित्त वाले, मोह जाल में फँसे तथा विषयभोगों में आसक्त ये लोग घोर, अपवित्र नरक में गिरते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

16.16 अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ताः bewildred by many a fancy? मोहजालसमावृताः entangled in the snare of delusion? प्रसक्ताः addicted? कामभोगेषु to the gratification of lust? पतन्ति (they) fall? नरके into hell? अशुचौ foul.Commentary Just as a man utters many incoherent words when he gets delirium or high fever? so also these diabolical men prattle about their desires? sensual enjoyment? etc. They commit,countless sins and so they fall into a foul hell such as the Vaitarani. Delusion is a snare because tho

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Swami Gambirananda

16.16 Bewildered by numerous thoughts, caught in the net of delusion, (and) engrossed in the enjoyment of desirable objects, they fall into a foul hell.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।16.16।।उपर्युक्त अनेक प्रकारके विचारोंसे भ्रान्तचित्त हुए और मोहरूप जालमें फँसे हुए? अर्थात् अविवेक ही मोह है? वह जालकी भाँति फँसानेवाला होनेसे जाल है? उसमे फँसे हुए? तथा विषय भोगोंमें अत्यन्त आसक्त हुए -- उन्हींमें गहरे डूबे हुए मनुष्य? उन भोगोंके द्वारा पापोंका सञ्चय करके? वैतरणी आदि अशुद्ध नरकोंमें गिरते हैं।

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This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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