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कर्माण्यनीहस्य भवो ऽभवस्य ते दुर्गाश्रयो ऽथारिभयात्पलायनम् ।
कालात्मनो यत्प्रमदायुताश्रमः स्वात्मन्रतेः खिद्यति धीर्विदामिह ॥ १६ ॥
 
karmany anihasya bhavo 'bhavasya te
durgasrayo 'thari-bhayat palayanam
kalatmano yat pramada-yutasramah
svatman-rateh khidyati dhir vidam iha
karmani-activities; anihasya-of one who has no desire; bhavah-birth; abhavasya-of one who is never born; te-your; durga-asrayah-taking shelter of the fort; atha-thereafter; ari-bhayat-out of fear of the enemies; palayanam-flee; kala-atmanah-of He who is the controller of eternal time; yat-that; pramada-yuta-in the association of women; asramah-household life; sva-atman-by Your own Self; rateh-one who enjoys; khidyati-disturbs; dhih-intelligence; vidam-of the learned; iha-in this world.