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The Movements of the Living Entities
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that he will never again commit sinful activities and have to be put into the womb for repeated birth and death. In the hellish condition within the womb the living entity is very much afraid of being born again, but when he is out of the womb, when he is in full life and good health, he forgets everything and commits again and again the same sins for which he was put into that horrible condition of existence.
TEXT 12
जन्तुरुवाच्च
तस्योपसञ्चमवितुं जगदिन्छयास- नानातनोर्भुवि चलच्चरणारविन्दम् । सोऽहं व्रजामि शरणं ह्यकुतोभयं मे येनेदृशी गतिरदर्भ्यसतोऽनुरूपा ॥१२॥
jantur uvāca tasyopasannam avitum jagad icchayātta- nānā-tanor bhuvi calac-caraṇāravindam so 'ham vrajāmi śaraṇam hy akuto-bhayam me yenedṛśī gatir adarśy asato 'nurūpā
jantuḥ uvāca —the human soul said;  tasya —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  upasannam —having approached for protection;  avitum —to protect;  jagat —the universe;  icchayā —by His own will;  ātta-nānā-tanoḥ —who accepts various forms;  bhuvi —on the earth;  calat —walking;  caraṇa-aravindam —the lotus feet;  saḥ aham —I myself;  vrajāmi —go;  śaraṇam —unto the shelter;  hi —indeed;  akutaḥ-bhayam —giving relief from all fear;  me —for me;  yena —by whom;  īdṛśī —such;  gatiḥ —condition of life;  adarśi —was considered;  asataḥ —impious;  anurūpā —befitting.
TRANSLATION
The human soul says: I take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appears in His various eternal forms and walks on the surface of the world. I take shelter of Him only, because He can give me relief from all fear and from Him I have received this condition of life, which is just befitting my impious activities.