śrī-bhagavān uvāca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; manaḥ - the mind; karma-mayam - shaped by fruitive work; nṝṇām - of persons; indriyaiḥ - along with the senses; pañcabhiḥ - five; yutam - conjoined; lokāt - from one world; lokam - to another world; prayāti - travels; anyaḥ - separate; ātmā - the soul; tat - that mind; anuvartate - follows.

Lord Kṛṣṇa said: The material mind of men is shaped by the reactions of fruitive work. Along with the five senses, it travels from one material body to another. The spirit soul, although different from this mind, follows it.