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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 7]
numerous than the living entities who have forgotten the Lord due to material association. The impersonalist's explanation of the word  aham  in the four verses of the original  Bhāgavatam—aham evāsam evāgre  etc.—is refuted here. The Lord and His eternal associates remain after the dissolution. Vidura's inquiry about such persons is a clear indication of the existence of all the paraphernalia of the Lord. This is also confirmed in the  Kāśī-khaṇḍa , as quoted by both Jīva Gosvāmī and Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, who follow in the footsteps of Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī.
na cyavante ca yad-bhaktā mahatyām pralayāpadīti ato 'cyute 'khile loke sa ekaḥ sarvavago 'vyayam
“The devotees of the Lord never annihilate their individual existences even after the dissolution of the entire cosmic manifestation. The Lord and the devotees who associate with Him are always eternal, both in the material and spiritual worlds.”
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पुरुषस्य च संस्थानं स्वरूपं वा परस्य च । ज्ञानं च नैगमं यत्तद्गुरुशिष्यप्रयोजनम् ॥३८॥
puruṣasya ca saṁsthānam svarūpam vā parasya jñānam ca naigamam yat tad guru-śiṣya-prayojanam
puruṣasya —of the living entity;  ca —also;  saṁsthānam —existence;  svarūpam —identity;  vā —either, or;  parasya —of the Supreme;  ca —also;  jñānam —knowledge;  ca —also;  naigamam —in the matter of the  Upaniṣads ;  yat —that;  tat —the same;  guru —spiritual master;  śiṣya —disciple;  prayojanam —necessity.
TRANSLATION
What are the truths regarding the living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead? What are their identities? What are the specific values in the knowledge in the Vedas, and what are the necessities for the spiritual master and his disciples?