Those whose knowledge (jñāna) is carried away by various desires (kāmāḥ), take refuge in other deities, Having resorted to various observances, constrained by their own nature (prakṛti).
Robbed of knowledge by stray desires, men take refuge in other deities; observing varied rites, they are limited by their own nature.
(20) [All] wisdom swept away by manifold desires, men put their trust in other gods, relying on diverse rules-and-precepts: for their own nature forces them thereto.
7.20 People, deprived of their wisdom by desires for various objects and guided by their own nature, resort to other deities following the relevant methods.
7.20 Controlled by their inherent nature, and deprived of knowledge by various desires, worldly-minded men resort to other gods, observing various disciplines.
7.20 Those whose wisdom has been rent away by this or that desire, go to other gods, following this or that rite, led by their own nature.