Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 8

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् | अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम् ||

asatyam apratiṣṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam

They say that the world is without truth, without a foundation, without a God, and is produced by mutual union, with desire as its cause—what else?

Krishna describes the demonic worldview: 'asatyam apratiṣṭhaṁ'—they say the world is without truth, without foundation. 'Anīśvaram'—without God, without a higher principle or purpose. 'Aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ'—produced by mutual union, meaning it's just material interactions, random chance, no higher meaning. 'Kāma-haitukam'—with desire as its cause. The world exists only because of desire, lust, craving—nothing more. 'Kim anyat'—what else? That's it. This worldview is nihilistic: no truth, no foundation, no God, no purpose—just material cause and effect driven by desire. This perspective leads to acting without principles, seeing life as meaningless, pursuing only desires. It's the logical conclusion of demonic nature: if there's no truth, no foundation, no God, then anything goes—just pursue your desires.