itthaṠkarma-gatīr gacchan
bahv-abhadra-vahÄḥ pumÄn
ÄbhÅ«ta-samplavÄt sarga-
pralayÄv aÅ›nute 'vaÅ›aḥ
ittham - in this way; karma-gatīḥ - the destinations determined by his past activities; gacchan - obtaining; bahu-abhadra - much that is inauspicious; vahÄḥ - which involve; pumÄn - the living being; ÄbhÅ«ta-samplavÄt - until the dissolution of the created universe; sarga-pralayau - birth and death; aÅ›nute - he experiences; avaÅ›aḥ - helplessly.
Thus the conditioned living entity is forced to experience repeated birth and death. Impelled by the reactions of his own activities, he helplessly wanders from one inauspicious situation to another, suffering from the moment of creation until the time of cosmic annihilation.
According to ÅšrÄ«la MadhvÄcÄrya, after hearing that the living entity is repeatedly subjected to birth and death within the material world, if one still considers such a helpless entity equal to God in all respects one will surely fall into the darkest regions of the universe, from which it is difficult to rise.
