दैवाधीने शरीरेऽस्मिन् गुणभाव्येन कर्मणा । वर्तमानोऽबुधस्तत्र कर्तास्मीति निबध्यते ॥ १० ॥
daivādhīne śarīre ’smin guṇa-bhāvyena karmaṇā vartamāno ’budhas tatra kartāsmīti nibadhyate
- daiva
- of one’s previous fruitive activities
- adhīne
- which is under the influence
- śarīre
- in the material body
- asmin
- in this
- guṇa
- by the modes of nature
- bhāvyena
- which are produced
- karmaṇā
- by fruitive activities
- vartamānaḥ
- being situated
- abudhaḥ
- one who is foolish
- tatra
- within the bodily functions
- kartā
- the doer
- asmi
- I am
- iti
- thus
- nibadhyate
- is bound up
An unintelligent person situated within the body created by his previous fruitive activities thinks, “I am the performer of action.” Bewildered by false ego, such a foolish person is therefore bound up by fruitive activities, which are in fact carried out by the modes of nature.