Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.31.31
SB 3.31.31
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tad-arthaṁ kurute karma yad-baddho yāti saṁsṛtim yo 'nuyāti dadat kleśam avidyā-karma-bandhanaḥ
Translation
For the sake of the body, which is a source of constant trouble to him and which follows him because he is bound by ties of ignorance and fruitive activities, he performs various actions which cause him to be subjected to repeated birth and death.