मांसदेहो मांसदेहेनैव संश्लेषमेष्यति । न तु चित्तशरीरेण व्यवहारेषु कर्मसु ॥ १५ ॥
māṁsadēhō māṁsadēhēnaiva saṁślēṣamēṣyati | na tu cittaśarīrēṇa vyavahārēṣu karmasu || 15 ||
Translation
A body of flesh will join only a body of flesh, in dealings and actions, and not a body of mind.
Word by word
- māṁsa
- of flesh
- dēhō
- (dehaḥ) a body
- dēhēna
- body
- ēva
- only
- saṁślēṣam
- join
- ēṣyati
- will
- na
- not
- tu
- and
- citta
- of mind
- śarīrēṇa
- a body
- vyavahārēṣu
- in dealings
- karmasu
- in actions
Meaning
The commentary: in dealings or in going and acting, a body made of flesh can join only a body made of flesh; a body of flesh can never be bound together with a body of mind. This answers why Līlā cannot go with the goddess in her body: the goddess's body is of mind.