Shiva Purana

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न हि स्वेच्छाशरीरत्वं स्वातंत्र्यायोपपद्यते ॥ स्वेच्छैव तादृशी पुंसां यस्मात्कर्मानुसारिणी ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

The assuming of physical bodies out of wish is not consistent with freedom. Such a wish too follows the activities of men.

english translation

na hi svecchAzarIratvaM svAtaMtryAyopapadyate ॥ svecchaiva tAdRzI puMsAM yasmAtkarmAnusAriNI ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/30/13

न हि स्वेच्छाशरीरत्वं स्वातंत्र्यायोपपद्यते ॥ स्वेच्छैव तादृशी पुंसां यस्मात्कर्मानुसारिणी ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

The assuming of physical bodies out of wish is not consistent with freedom. Such a wish too follows the activities of men.

english translation

na hi svecchAzarIratvaM svAtaMtryAyopapadyate ॥ svecchaiva tAdRzI puMsAM yasmAtkarmAnusAriNI ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript