Verse 164

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। ॥ १६४ ॥

In plain words

Just as this earthly world, built through action, decays and perishes, so too the heavenly world gained by meritorious deeds is ultimately exhausted.

Close to the Sanskrit

Just as this world starting with the body perishes, accumulated by action; so indeed the other-worldly realm is accumulated by meritorious action.