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Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
1373
TRANSLATION
The great sage Nārada Muni continued: You must understand that Purañjana, the living entity, transmigrates according to his own work into different types of bodies, which may be one-legged, two-legged, three-legged, four-legged, many-legged or simply legless. Transmigrating into these various types of bodies, the living entity, as the so-called enjoyer, is known as Purañjana.
PURPORT
How the spirit soul transmigrates from one type of body to another is nicely described here. The word  eka-pāda , one-legged, refers to ghosts, for it is said that ghosts walk on one leg. The word  dvi-pāda , meaning biped, refers to human beings. When he is old and invalid, the human being is supposed to be a triped, or three-legged, because he walks with the help of a stick or some kind of cane. Of course the word  catuṣ-pāda  refers to quadrupeds or animals. The word  bahu-pāda  refers to those creatures who have more than four legs. There are many insects, such as the centipede, and also many aquatic animals that have many legs. The word  apādaka , meaning without legs, refers to serpents. The name Purañjana indicates one who enjoys possessing different types of bodies. His mentality for enjoyment in the material world is accommodated by different types of bodies.
TEXT 3
योऽविज्ञाताहृतस्तस्य पुरुषस्य सखेश्वरः ।
यन्न विज्ञायते पुम्भिर्नाममिवां क्रियागुणैः ॥ ३ ॥
yo 'vijñātāhṛtas tasya puruṣasya sakheśvaraḥ yan na vijñāyate pumbhir nāmabhir vā kriyā-guṇaiḥ
yaḥ—he who; avijñāta—unknown; āhṛtaḥ—described; tasya—of him; puruṣasya—of the living entity; sakhā—eternal friend; īśvaraḥ—the master; yat—because; na—never; vijñāyate—is understood; pumbhiḥ—by the living entities; nāmabhiḥ—by names; vā—or; kriyā-guṇaiḥ—by activities or qualities.
TRANSLATION
The person I have described as unknown is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master and eternal friend of the living entity. Since the