श्रीभगवानुवाच यावद् देहेन्द्रियप्राणैरात्मन: सन्निकर्षणम् । संसार: फलवांस्तावदपार्थोऽप्यविवेकिन: ॥ १२ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca yāvad dehendriya-prāṇair ātmanaḥ sannikarṣaṇam saṁsāraḥ phalavāṁs tāvad apārtho ’py avivekinaḥ
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- yāvat
- as long as
- deha
- by the body
- indriya
- senses
- prāṇaiḥ
- and vital force
- ātmanaḥ
- of the soul
- sannikarṣaṇam
- attraction
- saṁsāraḥ
- material existence
- phala-vān
- fruitful
- tāvat
- for that duration
- apārthaḥ
- meaningless
- api
- although
- avivekinaḥ
- for the undiscriminating
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: As long as the foolish spirit soul remains attracted to the material body, senses and vital force, his material existence continues to flourish, although it is ultimately meaningless.