श्रीभगवानुवाच कर्मणा जायते जन्तु: कर्मणैव प्रलीयते । सुखं दु:खं भयं क्षेमं कर्मणैवाभिपद्यते ॥ १३ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca karmaṇā jāyate jantuḥ karmaṇaiva pralīyate sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhayaṁ kṣemaṁ karmaṇaivābhipadyate
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- karmaṇā
- by the force of karma
- jāyate
- takes birth
- jantuḥ
- the living entity
- karmaṇā
- by karma
- eva
- alone
- pralīyate
- he meets his destruction
- sukham
- happiness
- duḥkham
- unhappiness
- bhayam
- fear
- kṣemam
- security
- karmaṇā eva
- by karma alone
- abhipadyate
- are obtained
Lord Kṛṣṇa said: It is by the force of karma that a living entity takes birth, and it is by karma alone that he meets his destruction. His happiness, distress, fear and sense of security all arise as the effects of karma.