Entanglement in Fruitive Activities
जीवस्य संसृतीर्बह्वीरविद्याकर्मनिर्मिता: । यास्वङ्ग प्रविशन्नात्मा न वेद गतिमात्मन: ॥ ३८ ॥
Transliteration
jīvasya saṁsṛtīr bahvīr avidyā-karma-nirmitāḥ yāsv aṅga praviśann ātmā na veda gatim ātmanaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
jīvasya — of the living entity; saṁsṛtīḥ — courses of material existence; bahvīḥ — many; avidyā — in ignorance; karma — by work; nirmitāḥ — produced; yāsu — into which; aṅga — My dear mother; praviśan — entering; ātmā — the living entity; na — not; veda — understands; gatim — the movement; ātmanaḥ — of himself.
Translation
“There are varieties of material existence for the living entity according to the work he performs in ignorance or forgetfulness of his real identity. My dear mother, if anyone enters into that forgetfulness, he is unable to understand where his movements will end.”