Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 9

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः | प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः ||

etāṁ dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno 'lpabuddhayaḥ prabhavanty ugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato 'hitāḥ

Holding such views, these lost souls, with small intellect and cruel deeds, arise as enemies of the world, causing its destruction.

Krishna describes the consequences of the demonic worldview: 'etāṁ dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya'—having taken hold of this view (the nihilistic worldview from verse 16.8), 'naṣṭātmānaḥ'—lost souls, those whose self is lost, 'alpabuddhayaḥ'—with small intellect, limited understanding. 'Prabhavanty ugrakarmāṇaḥ'—they arise with cruel deeds. 'Kṣayāya jagato 'hitāḥ'—as enemies of the world, causing its destruction. This is the logical outcome: if you believe there's no truth, no foundation, no God, just material desires, then you act without principles. You become destructive—to yourself and others. Small intellect doesn't mean unintelligent—it means limited understanding, not seeing the bigger picture, not understanding consequences. Cruel deeds arise from this worldview: if nothing matters, then anything goes. This leads to destruction—of relationships, of communities, of the world itself.