Verse 3.16

Verse 3.16: “Whoso here, that does not co-operate in rotating (anuvarta-yati) the Wheel (of the Sacrifice) thus set in rotation, he lives a life of sin, finding delight in (mere) things of sense; he, O Son of Pritha, lives his life in vain. (138)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Such is the old traditional lore of the sacrifices that I have told you, in brief, Oh Dhanurdhara; and, therefore, one who being blinded by self-conceit omits to live in the path of prescribed sacrifices which are the core of proper religion, is indeed to be treated as a compact mass of sins incarnate and only a dead burden to the earth fully given up, as he is, to indulgence of sensuous pleasures. His existence is as barren as the unseasonal clouds overspreading the sky. One, who turns away from the path of his own religious sacrifices, leads a life of utter futility which is worthless as the fleshy nipples hanging down from the neck of goats (ajāgalastana). Therefore, hear, Oh, ye Pandav [Pandava], none should forsake his own religion: it is the only path that should always be followed whole-heartedly. The soul has to come to sojourn in this body and bodily life, and carries with it the actions and duties of course. Why then should one grudge to perform the duties prescribed for us? Hear, Oh ye Savyasachi (an epithet of Arjuna). Those who having reached a state of existence, are averse to perform their duties are certainly rustics.