Text 144] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 323

however, as particles of the eternally existing spiritual entity—as part of You,
who are the supreme spirit whole—we must conclude that they are always
under Your control. If the living entities are simply satisfied with being identi-
cal with You as spiritual particles, then they will be happy being controllers of
so many things. The conclusion that the living entities and the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead are one and the same is a faulty conclusion. It is not a
fact.’

PURPORT

This verse, which is also from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.30), was spoken by
the personified Vedas.

TEXT 144

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tara madhye ‘sthavara’, ‘jangama’——dui bheda
jangame tiryak-jala-sthalacara-vibheda

SYNONYMS

tara madhye—among the living entities who are conditioned within the ma-
terial world; sthavara—immovable; jangama—movable; dui bheda—two divi-
sions; jangame—among the living entities who can move; tiryak—the living en-
tities who can move in the air (the birds); jala—or living entities who can move
within the water; sthala-cara—living entities who can move on land; vibheda—
three divisions.

TRANSLATION

“The unlimited living entities can be divided into two divisions —those that
can move and those that cannot move. Among living entities that can move,
there are birds, aquatics and animals.

PURPORT

Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu is giving clear instructions on how the living entities
live under different conditions. There are trees, plants and stones that cannot
move, but still they must be considered living entities, or spiritual sparks. The soul
is present in bodies like those of trees, plants and stones. They are all living en-
tities. Among moving living entities such as birds, aquatics and animals, the same
spiritual spark is there. As stated herein, there are living entities that can fly, swim
and walk. We must also conclude that there are living entities that can move
