← Path of Selfless ServiceBhagavad Gita 3.16
Bhagavad Gita 3.16
Krishna speaking to Arjuna
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः। अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति ॥
evaṁ pravartitaṁ chakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati
He who on earth doth not follow the wheel thus revolving, sinful of life and rejoicing in the senses, he, O son of Pritha, liveth in vain.
In plain words: Krishna says a person who does not take part in this turning cycle of giving, and lives only for pleasure, wastes his life.