Text 53] The History of the Life of Ajamila 73
TRANSLATION

The foolish embodied living entity, inept at controlling his
senses and mind, is forced to act according to the influence of the
modes of material nature, against his desires. He is like a silkworm
that uses its own saliva to create a cocoon and then becomes
trapped in it, with no possibility of getting out. The living entity
traps himself in a network of his own fruitive activities and then
can find no way to release himself. Thus he is always bewildered,
and repeatedly he dies.

PURPORT

As already explained, the influence of the modes of nature is very
strong. The living entity entangled in different types of fruitive activity
is like a silkworm trapped in a cocoon. Getting free is very difficult un-
less he is helped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 53
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BA AAT: FA Tots APTA IaTT 43M
na hi kascit ksanam api
jatu tisthaty akarmakrt
karyate hy avasah karma
gunaih svabhavikair balat

na—not; hi—indeed; kascit—anyone; ksanam api—even for a
moment; j@tu—at any time; tisthati—remains; akarma-krt—without
doing anything; kdaryate—he is caused to perform; hi—indeed;
avasah—automatically; karma—fruitive activities; gunaih—by the
three modes of nature; sudbhavikaih—which are produced by his own
tendencies in previous lives; balat—by force.

TRANSLATION

Not a single living entity can remain unengaged even for a

moment. One must act by his natural tendency according to the
