Chapter 16 · Verse 8 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 16.8
Sanskrit
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
Transliteration
asatyam apratiṣhṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśhvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam
In plain words
When you feel like your life is random—like your marriage fell apart for no reason, like your illness has no meaning, like you're just spinning in circles of your own desire—that's the moment you've forgotten that intelligence moves through everything. Krishna says: the world isn't an accident, and neither are you. Even in this pain, something real is trying to reach you.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the foundational delusion of the asura-minded: they deny the divine intelligence woven through creation, seeing the world as purposeless accident born of lust alone. This atheistic view severs them from the sacred order that sustains all existence.
When we too dismiss the hand of the Divine in our lives—treating relationships, work, and circumstance as mere accident or appetite—we cut ourselves off from the wisdom and grace that guide us toward truth. The antidote is to pause and ask: What intelligence moves through my life?
Where do I see purpose and order I did not create?
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Bhagavad Gita 16.8 — BG 16.8
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