शयानमिममुत्सृज्य श्वसन्तं पुरुषो यथा । कर्मात्मन्याहितं भुङ्क्ते तादृशेनेतरेण वा ॥ ६१ ॥
sayanam imam utsrjya svasantam puruso yatha karmatmany ahitam bhunkte tadrsenetarena va
- sayanam
- lying down on a bed
- imam
- this body
- utsrjya
- after giving up
- svasantam
- breathing
- purusah
- the living entity
- yatha
- as
- karma
- activity
- atmani
- in the mind
- ahitam
- executed
- bhunkte
- enjoys
- tadrsena
- by a similar body
- itarena
- by a different body
- va
- or.
The living entity, while dreaming, gives up the actual living body. Through the activities of his mind and intelligence, he acts in another body, either as a god or a dog. After giving up this gross body, the living entity enters either an animal body or a demigod’s body on this plane or on another plane. He thus enjoys the results of the actions of his past life.