sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; manah -- the mind; karma-mayam -- shaped by fruitive work; nrinam -- of persons; indriyaih -- along with the senses; pancabhih -- five; yutam -- conjoined; lokat -- from one world; lokam -- to another world; prayati -- travels; anyah -- separate; atma -- the soul; tat -- that mind; anuvartate -- follows.

Lord Krishna 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.