असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् । अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम् ॥ १६-८॥ asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaram aparasparasambhūtaṃ kimanyatkāmahaitukam They say, the universe is without truth without (moral) basis without a God; not brought about by any regular causal sequence with lust for its cause; what else? asatyaṃ = unreal; apratiṣṭhaṃ = without foundation; te = they; jagat = the cosmic manifestation; āhuḥ = say; anīśvaraṃ = with no controller; aparaspara = without cause; sambhūtaṃ = arisen kim; anyat = there is no other cause; kāmahaitukaṃ = it is due to lust only.;