Text 34] Divinity and Divine Service 131
nirvistah—entering; bhunkte—causes to enjoy; bhiitesu—in the living
entities; tat-gundn—those modes of nature.
TRANSLATION

The Supersoul enters into the bodies of the created beings who are
influenced by the modes of material nature and causes them to enjoy the
effects of these by the subtle mind.

PURPORT

There are 8,400,000 species of living beings beginning from the highest
intellectual being Brahma down to the insignificant ant, and all of them
are enjoying the material world according to the desires of the subtle mind
and gross material body. The gross material body is based on the conditions
of the subtle mind, and the senses are created according to the desire of
the living being. The Lord as Paramatma helps the living being to get
material happiness because the living being is helpless in all respects to
obtain what he desires. He proposes and the Lord disposes. In another
sense, the living beings are parts and parcels of the Lord. They are there-
fore one with the Lord. In the Bhagavad-gitd the living beings in all varieties
of bodies have been claimed by the Lord as His sons. The sufferings and
enjoyments of the sons are indirectly the suffering and enjoyments of the
father. Still the father is not in any way affected directly by the suffering
and enjoyment of the sons. He is so kind that He constantly remains with
the living being as Paramatma and always tries to convert the living being
towards the real happiness.

TEXT 34
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aT aaa Star SHAT: |
Herat  — kafederarey evi
bhavayaty esa sattvena
lokan vai loka-bha@vanah
