Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 14.10 / 20

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord14.10

14.10
देवादीनां च सर्वेषां भविनां त्रिविधं मलम् तत्रापि कार्मम् एवैकम् मुख्यं संसारकारणम् ॥१०॥
devādīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhavināṃ trividhaṃ malam tatrāpi kārmam evaikam mukhyaṃ saṃsārakāraṇam
— of gods and the rest ; — and ; — of all ; — of worldly (transmigrating) beings ; — threefold ; — (is) the impurity ; — even among these ; — the kārma alone ; — the single ; — chief, principal ; — the cause of transmigration

And for all worldly beings, gods and the rest, the impurity is threefold; even among these, the kārma alone is the single chief cause of transmigration.