偈颂 3.163.13.23.33.43.53.63.73.83.93.103.113.123.133.143.153.163.173.183.193.203.213.223.233.243.253.263.273.283.293.303.313.323.333.343.353.363.373.383.393.403.413.423.43

He who does not follow here the wheel thus set revolving, who is of sinful life, rejoicing in the senses, he lives in vain, O Arjuna.

One who does not keep turning the wheel thus set in motion here, Partha, lives in sin, delighting in the senses, and lives in vain.

Krishna names the cycle of food, rain, sacrifice and action a wheel, cakra, set turning by the creator. Each person is meant to help keep it moving. One who refuses, living only for sense pleasure, is called aghāyu, one whose life is sin, and is said to live in vain. The verse adds weight to the argument against withdrawal. Arjuna's refusal to act, even if well meant, would be a refusal to play his part in the larger order. Every life is meant to contribute to the whole.