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Bhagavad Gita 16.16

Chapter 16, Verse 16

Part of 16: Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yogदैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग

अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ॥

Transliteration

aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣu patanti narake 'śucau

Meaning

Bewildered by many fancies, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the gratification of lust, they fall into a foul hell.

Word-by-word meaning
anekanumerouscitta-vibhrāntāḥperplexed by anxietiesmohaof illusionsjālaby a networksamāvṛtāḥsurroundedprasaktāḥattachedkāmalustbhogeṣusense gratificationpatantiglides downnarakeinto hellaśucauunclean.
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 those who are deluded are entrapped. They are caught like fish in the meshes of the net of delusion. They are enveloped by the net on four sides. They are bewildered as to what to do first and what next. As they are enveloped or covered by delusion, they are bewildered in various ways by entertaining various evil thoughts. They have no discrimination between the proper or beneficial and improper or harmful Sadhanas. The lack of the knowledge of the distinction between these two is Moha. As Mohas is a veil and a cause of bondage it is compared to a net. All the alities mentioned above lead to downfall.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 16?
Bewildered by many fancies, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the gratification of lust, they fall into a foul hell.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 16 of Chapter 16 (Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog — Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.