त्वत्तः परावृत्तधियः स्वकृतैः कर्मभिः प्रभो । उच्चावचान्यथा देहान्गृह्णन्ति विसृजन्ति च ॥
tvattaḥ parāvṛttadhiyaḥ svakṛtaiḥ karmabhiḥ prabho | uccāvacānyathā dehāngṛhṇanti visṛjanti ca ||
Lord, how do those whose minds are turned away from you take on high and low bodies through actions they themselves have done, and how do they give them up?
हे प्रभु, जिनकी बुद्धि आपसे विमुख है, वे अपने ही किए कर्मों से ऊँचे-नीचे शरीर कैसे ग्रहण करते हैं और उन्हें कैसे छोड़ते हैं?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Asking how our actions shape what we become is a serious question, worth sitting with rather than answering in a hurry.
हमारे कर्म हमें क्या बनाते हैं, यह गंभीर प्रश्न है, जिस पर जल्दबाज़ी में उत्तर देने के बजाय ठहरकर सोचना चाहिए।
Uddhava asks Krishna (Bhagavata 11.22.35) how beings turned away from God take on and leave bodies through their own actions.