Shloka 3
कर्मविद्या-भेदः
Karma–Vidyā Distinction: Paths of Bondage and Release
पृथिव्यां यानि भूतानि जड़मानि ध्रुवाणि च | तान्येवाग्रे प्रलीयन्ते भूमित्वमुपयान्ति च,भूतलके जितने भी चराचर प्राणी हैं, वे सब पहले ही दग्ध होकर पृथ्वीमें एकाकार हो जाते हैं
pṛthivyāṃ yāni bhūtāni jaḍamāni dhruvāṇi ca | tānyevāgre pralīyante bhūmitvam upayānti ca ||
पृथिव्यां यानि भूतानि जडमानि ध्रुवाणि च । तान्येवाग्रे प्रलीयन्ते भूमित्वमुपयान्ति च ॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That all conditioned forms—whether living or inert, even those that appear stable—are impermanent and inevitably dissolve back into their material basis (here, earth). Ethically, this supports non-attachment, humility, and a dharmic life oriented to what is lasting beyond mere form.
Vyāsa is instructing by describing cosmic dissolution: the entities found on earth ultimately undergo pralaya and merge into the earth-element, emphasizing the transient nature of worldly existence.