Text 25] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 213

PURPORT
It is stated in Bhagaved-gita:

dehino 'smin yathd dehe
Raumaram yauvenam jard

tathd dehantara-p:aptir
dhiras tatra na muhyati

“As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to
old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realized sou!
is not bewildered by such a change.” (Bg. 2.13) Such verses from Shagaved-gitd or
any other Vedic literature give valuable instructions on the occasion of someone’s
passing away. By discussing such instructions from Bhagavad-gitd or Srimad-
Bhdgavatam a sober man can certainly understand that the soul never dies; it passes
from one body to another. This is called transmigration of the soul. A soul comes
into this material world and creates bodily relationships with a father, a mother,
sisters, brothers, a wife and children, but all these relationships pertain to the body,
not the soul. Therefore, as described in Shagavad-gitd, dhiras tatra na muhyati: one
who is sober is not disturbed by such phenomenal changes within this material
world. Such instructions are called tattva-kathd, or real truth.

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Sisya-gana lana punah vidydara vilasa
vidy@-bale sabd jini’ auddhatya prakdsa

SYNONYMS
Sisya-gana—Gisciples; /afid—taking; punah—again; vidydra—of education; vildsa—
pastime; vidya-bafe—by the strength of education; sabd—everyone; jini’—conquering;
auddhatya—of pride; prakdsa—manifestation.
TRANSLATION

After coming back from East Bengal, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again began
educating others. By the strength of His education He conquered everyone, and thus
He was greatly proud.

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ora fapform-sreatha mifaeta |
Bea BS Shae ats fallow oH 1 re 1
