अनुप्राणन्ति यं प्राणा: प्राणन्तं सर्वजन्तुषु । अपानन्तमपानन्ति नरदेवमिवानुगा: ॥ १६ ॥
anuprananti yam pranah pranantam sarva-jantusu apanantam apananti nara-devam ivanugah
- anuprananti
- follow the living symptoms
- yam
- whom
- pranah
- senses
- pranantam
- endeavoring
- sarva-jantusu
- in all living entities
- apanantam
- stop endeavoring
- apananti
- all others stop
- nara-devam
- a king
- iva
- like
- anugah
- the followers.
As the followers of a king follow their lord, similarly when the total energy is in motion, all other living entities move, and when the total energy stops endeavoring, all other living entities stop sensual activities.