Original Sanskrit

चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः । कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः ॥ १६-११॥

Transliteration

cintāmaparimeyāṃ ca pralayāntāmupāśritāḥ kāmopabhogaparamā etāvaditi niścitāḥ 16-11

English Translation

Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares ending only with death, regarding gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that, that is all (that matters) .

Word-by-Word Meaning

cintāṃ = fears and anxieties; aparimeyaṃ = immeasurable; ca = and; pralayāntāṃ = unto the point of death; upāśritāḥ = having taken shelter of; kāmopabhoga = sense gratification; paramāḥ = the highest goal of life; etāvat = thus; iti = in this way; niścitāḥ = having ascertained;

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Summary

The Yoga of the Division between the Divine and Demoniac Natures

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