Text 7] Nārada and Angirā Instruct King Citraketu
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The book for consultation is  Bhagavad-gītā , in which the Supreme Lord gives directions. Therefore those who are engaged in creation, maintenance and annihilation should consult the Supreme Person, who has appointed them, and should act accordingly. Then everyone will be satisfied, and there will be no disturbances.
TEXT 7
देहेन देहिनो राजन् देहादेहोऽभिजायते । बीजादेव यथा बीजं देहार्थ इव शाश्वतः ॥ ७ ॥
dehena dehino rājan dehād deho 'bhijāyate bījād eva yathā bījaṁ dehy artha iva śāśvataḥ
dehena —by the body;  dehinaḥ —of the father possessing a material body;  rājan —O King;  dehāt —from the body (of the mother);  dehaḥ —another body;  abhijāyate —takes birth;  bījāt —from one seed;  eva —indeed;  yathā —just as;  bījam —another seed;  dehī —a person who has accepted a material body;  arthaḥ —the material elements;  iva —like;  śāśvataḥ —eternal.
TRANSLATION
As from one seed another seed is generated, O King, so from one body [the body of the father], through another body [the body of the mother], a third body is generated [the body of a son]. As the elements of the material body are eternal, the living entity who appears through these material elements is also eternal.
PURPORT
From  Bhagavad-gītā  we understand that there are two energies, namely the superior energy and inferior energy. Inferior energy consists of the five gross and three subtle material elements. The living entity, who represents the superior energy, appears in different types of bodies through these elements by the manipulation or supervision of the material energy. Actually both the material and spiritual energies—matter