नारद उवाच येनैवारभते कर्म तेनैवामुत्र तत्पुमान् । भुङ्क्ते ह्यव्यवधानेन लिङ्गेन मनसा स्वयम् ॥ ६० ॥
narada uvaca yenaivarabhate karma tenaivamutra tat puman bhunkte hy avyavadhanena lingena manasa svayam
- naradah uvaca
- Narada said
- yena
- by which
- eva
- certainly
- arabhate
- begins
- karma
- fruitive activities
- tena
- by that body
- eva
- certainly
- amutra
- in the next life
- tat
- that
- puman
- the living entity
- bhunkte
- enjoys
- hi
- because
- avyavadhanena
- without any change
- lingena
- by the subtle body
- manasa
- by the mind
- svayam
- personally.
The great sage Narada continued: The living entity acts in a gross body in this life. This body is forced to act by the subtle body, composed of mind, intelligence and ego. After the gross body is lost, the subtle body is still there to enjoy or suffer. Thus there is no change.