My dear friends, O sons of the asuras, the living entity receives different types of bodies according to his previous fruitive activities. Thus he is seen to suffer with reference to his particular body in all conditions of life, beginning with his infusion into the womb. Please tell me, therefore, after full consideration, what is the living entity’s actual interest in fruitive activities, which result in hardship and misery?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
निरूप्यतामिह स्वार्थः कियान् देहभृतोऽसुराः । निषेकादिष्ववस्थासु क्लिश्यमानस्य कर्मभिः
nirūpyatāmiha svārthaḥ kiyān dehabhṛto'surāḥ | niṣekādiṣvavasthāsu kliśyamānasya karmabhiḥ
SB 7.7.46