किमिन्द्रेणेह भूतानां स्वस्वकर्मानुवर्तिनाम् । अनीशेनान्यथा कर्तुं स्वभावविहितं नृणाम् ॥ १५ ॥
kim indreṇeha bhūtānāṁ sva-sva-karmānuvartinām anīśenānyathā kartuṁ svabhāva-vihitaṁ nṛṇām
- kim
- what
- indreṇa
- with Indra
- iha
- here
- bhūtānām
- for living entities
- sva-sva
- each their own
- karma
- of fruitive action
- anuvartinām
- who are experiencing the consequences
- anīśena
- (Indra) who is incapable
- anyathā
- otherwise
- kartum
- to make
- svabhāva
- by their conditioned natures
- vihitam
- that which is ordained
- nṛṇām
- for men
Living beings in this world are forced to experience the consequences of their own particular previous work. Since Lord Indra cannot in any way change the destiny of human beings, which is born of their own nature, why should people worship him?