यदृच्छया नृतां प्राप्य सुकल्पामिह दुर्लभाम् । स्वार्थे प्रमत्तस्य वयो गतं त्वन्माययेश्वर ॥ १६ ॥
yadṛcchayā nṛtāṁ prāpya su-kalpām iha durlabhām svārthe pramattasya vayo gataṁ tvan-māyayeśvara
- yadṛcchayā
- somehow or other
- nṛtām
- human status
- prāpya
- obtaining
- su-kalpām
- fit
- iha
- in this life
- durlabhām
- difficult to achieve
- sva
- his own
- arthe
- about the welfare
- pramattasya
- of one who is confused
- vayaḥ
- the span of life
- gatam
- spent
- tvat
- Your
- māyayā
- by the illusory energy
- īśvara
- O Lord
By good fortune a soul may obtain a healthy human life — an opportunity rarely achieved. But if he is nonetheless deluded about what is best for him, O Lord, Your illusory Māyā will cause him to waste his entire life.