Text 32] Divinity and Divine Service 129

In the Vedic literatures (Sruti) it is said that there are two birds in one
tree.* One of them is eating the fruit of the tree, while the other is wit-
nessing the actions. The witness is the Lord, and the fruit eater is the
living entity. The fruit eater (living entity) has forgotten his real identity
and is overwhelmed in the fruitive activities of the material conditions,
but the Lord (Paramatma) is always full in transcendental knowledge.
That is the difference between the Supersoul and the conditioned soul.
The conditioned soul, living entity, is controlled by the laws of nature,
while the Paramatma or the Supersoul is the controller of the material
energy.

TEXT 32

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yatha hy avahito vahnir
darusv ekah sva-yonisu

naneva bhati visvatma
bhitesu ca tatha puman

yatha—as much as; hi—exactly like; avahitah—surcharged with; vahnih—
fire; darusu—in the wood; ekah—one; sva-yonisu—the source of manifesta-
tion; nana iva—like different entities; bhati—illuminates; visvatma—the
Lord as Paramatma; bhiitesu—in the living entities; ca—and; tatha—in the
same wav; pumdn—the Absolute Person.

TRANSLATION

The Lord, as Supersoul, pervades all things, just as fire permeates
wood, and so He appears to be of many varieties, though He is the absolute
one without a second.

*dvd suparnasayuja sakhaya samanam urksam parisasvajate
tayor anyah pippalam svadv atty anagnann anye ‘bhicakasiti (Sruti mantra)
