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Hell

1 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on hell. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Aneka-citta-vibhranta moha-jala-samavrtah, prasaktah kama-bhogeshu patanti narake 'shucau

Bewildered by multiple anxieties and entangled in a web of delusions, the demoniac are too deeply attached to sense pleasures and fall into a foul hell. The accumulation of delusions, anxieties, and attachments ultimately leads the demoniac downward into hellish conditions — both in this life and beyond.

  • Multiple anxieties and a web of delusions are the inevitable fruit of the demoniac path
  • Attachment to sense pleasure is the gravitational force that pulls consciousness downward
  • The demoniac trajectory leads inevitably to degraded states of existence