Text 33] Krsna Is the Source of All Incarnations 173

adrsta—unseen; asruta—unheard; vastutvat—being like that; sah—that;
jivah — living being; yat—that which; punarbhavah—takes birth repeatedly.

TRANSLATION

Beyond this gross conception of form there is another subtle concep-
tion of form which is without formal shape and is unseen, unheard and
unmanifest. The living being has his form beyond this subtlety, otherwise
he could not have repeated births.

PURPORT

As the gross cosmic manifestation is conceived as the gigantic body of
the Lord, so also there is the conception of His subtle form, which is
simply realized without being seen, heard or manifested. But in fact all
these gross or subtle conceptions of the body are in relation with the living
beings. The living being has his spiritual form beyond this gross material or
subtle psychic existence. The gross body and psychic functions cease to
act as soon as the living being leaves the visible gross body. In fact, we say
that the living being has gone away because he is unseen and unheard. Even
when the gross body is not acting when the living being is in sound sleep,
we know that he is within the body by his breathing. So the living being’s
passing away from the body does not mean that there is no existence of
the living soul. It is there, otherwise how can he repeat his births again
and again?

The conclusion is that the Lord is eternally existent in His transcendental
form, which is neither gross nor subtle like that of the living being; His
body is never to be compared to the gross and subtle bodies of the living
being. All such conceptions of God’s body are imaginary. The living being
has his eternal spiritual form, which is conditioned only by his material
contamination.

TEXT 33

wan acaga xfafie adfacr |
sreraissenta Ha xf ARATAT URI

yatreme sad-asad-riipe
pratisiddhe sva-sarmvida
avid yayatmani krte
iti tad brahma-darsanam
