Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 16, Verse 16

[manikantan]

	Chapter 16: The Divine And Demoniac Natures
	Verse: 16 aneka-citta-vibhranta moha-jala-samavritah prasaktah kama-bhogeshu patanti narake 'sucau

Translation:
Thus perplexed by various anxieties and bound by a network of illusions, they become too strongly attached to sense enjoyment and fall down into hell.

Explanation:
This verse gives the destination of people whose behavior has been described in the last 3 verses (13-15). Since they do not accept the scriptures, do not accept the law of karma, they are always perplexed by good and bad things happening to them and around them. They are anxious to establish themselves as god, and are perplexed that people do not give them this position. The network of illusions include all that has been previously described - desire to enjoy, aversion to sufferings, hatred for others, considering oneself to be the supreme cause of everything, considering oneself to be god and acting whimsically. Since such illusions have no basis in the scriptures, they lead the person to perform vikarma or sinful activities and leads them into hellish conditions.

Srila Prabhupada comments, "The result is that, without their knowledge, they are gliding toward hell. Here the Sanskrit word moha-jala is very significant. Jala means "net"; like fish caught in a net, they have no way to come out."

Please read the Sanskrit Verse and the Prabhupada's Purport.

One's memory of Krishna is revived by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. By this practice of chanting and hearing the sound vibration of the Supreme Lord, one's ear, tongue and mind are engaged. This mystic meditation is very easy to practice, and it helps one attain the Supreme Lord.

Chant:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare