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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 16]
powerful is the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu, by which the entire world is bound by affection for children!”
PURPORT
Kaśyapa Muni was surely sympathetic to his wife's affliction, yet he was surprised at how the whole world is influenced by affection.
TEXT 19
क देहो मौतिकोऽनात्मा क चात्मा प्रकृतेः परः । कस्य के पतिपुत्राद्या मोह एव हि कारणम् ॥१९॥
kva deho bhautiko 'nātmā kva cātmā prakṛteḥ paraḥ kasya ke pati-putrādyā moha eva hi kāraṇam
kva —where is;  dehaḥ —this material body;  bhautikaḥ —made of five elements;  anātmā —not the spirit soul;  kva —where is;  ca —also;  ātmā —the spirit soul;  prakṛteḥ —to the material world;  paraḥ —transcendental;  kasya —of whom;  ke —who is;  pati —husband;  putrādyā —or son and so on;  mohaḥ —illusion;  eva —indeed;  hi —certainly;  kāraṇam —cause.
TRANSLATION
Kaśyapa Muni continued: What is this material body, made of five elements? It is different from the spirit soul. Indeed, the spirit soul is completely different from the material elements from which the body is made. But because of bodily attachment, one is regarded as a husband or son. These illusory relationships are caused by misunderstanding.
PURPORT
The spirit soul ( ātmā  or  jīva ) is certainly different from the body, which is a combination of five material elements. This is a simple fact, but it is not understood unless one is spiritually educated. Kaśyapa Muni