Etam drishtim avashthabhya nashtatmano 'lpa-buddhayah, prabhavanty ugra-karmanah kshayaya jagato 'hitah
Following such a view, these lost souls — of small intelligence and cruel deeds — arise as enemies of the world, bent on its destruction. Holding a godless and nihilistic worldview inevitably leads to destructive action; those who adopt such a vision become instruments of harm rather than upliftment in the world.
- •A wrong worldview directly produces wrong and destructive action
- •Those of demoniac vision become enemies of the world through their harmful deeds
- •Small intelligence combined with ruthlessness is the destructive fruit of godless thinking