Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.13.46
SB 1.13.46
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kāla-karma-guṇādhīno deho 'yaṁ pāñca-bhautikaḥ katham anyāṁs tu gopāyet sarpa-grasto yathā param
Translation
This gross material body made of five elements is already under the control of eternal time [kāla], action [karma] and the modes of material nature [guṇa]. How, then, can it, being already in the jaws of the serpent, protect others?