They say, "This universe is without truth, without a moral basis, without a God, brought about by mutual union, with lust as its cause; what else?"

Swami Sivananda

They say that the world is unreal, having no basis, and without a God. It is born of mutual union brought about by passion! What other cause could there be?

Swami Gambirananda

Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).

They maintain: 'The universe is without truth, with no foundation, and without a Lord (Isvara). What else could exist without mutual causation? It has lust as its cause.'

Swami Adidevananda

Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).

They say that this world is without truth; has no basis; and has no Lord; this is not born on the basis of the mutual cause-and-effect-relation [of the things]; it has nothing [beyond] and has no cause.

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).

They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created through sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else.

Shri Purohit Swami

वे कहा करते हैं कि संसार असत्य, अप्रतिष्ठित और बिना ईश्वरके अपने-आप केवल स्त्री-पुरुषके संयोगसे पैदा हुआ है। इसलिये काम ही इसका कारण है, और कोई कारण नहीं है।

Swami Ramsukhdas

वे कहते हैं कि यह जगत् आश्रयरहित, असत्य और ईश्वर रहित है, यह (स्त्रीपुरुष के) परस्पर कामुक संबंध से ही उत्पन्न हुआ है, और (इसका कारण) क्या हो सकता है?

Swami Tejomayananda