चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः ।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः ॥
cintāmaparimeyāṃ ca pralayāntāmupāśritāḥ |kāmopabhogaparamā etāvaditi niścitāḥ ||
Clinging to countless anxieties that end only with death, they hold the enjoyment of desires as life's highest aim, certain that “this is all there is.”
Explanation
Krishna is describing the demonic (asura) temperament, continuing from the previous verse's picture of people driven by insatiable desire. Here he says their worry (cintā) is endless, lasting until death or dissolution (pralaya), and they take sensual enjoyment (kāma-upabhoga) as life's supreme goal. They are convinced nothing higher exists.