evaá¹ pravartitaá¹ chakraá¹ nÄnuvartayatÄ«ha yaḥ aghÄyur indriyÄrÄmo moghaá¹ pÄrtha sa jÄ«vati [16]

(he) pÄrtha–O Arjuna; yaḥ–one who; iha–in this life; na anuvartayati–does not follow; chakram–the cycle; evam pravartitam–thus established in the nature of cause and effect; (parama-puruá¹£eṇa)–by the Supreme Personality; saḥ–he; jÄ«vati–lives; agha-Äyuḥ–a life of sin; indriya-ÄrÄmaḥ–enjoying the senses; mogham–in vain. [16]


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O Arjuna, one who does not respect this natural causal cycle leads a life of sin, enjoying the senses in vain.

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