304 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 6

blissful, has naturally no hankerings for petty material things, which are
like dolls or shadows of the reality and are without permanent value. That
is the sign of spiritually enriched persons. And in due course of time, when
a pure devotee is completely prepared, all of a sudden the change of body
occurs which is commonly called death. And for the pure devotee such a
change takes place exactly like lightning, and illumination follows simul-
taneously. That is to say a devotee simultaneously. changes his material
body and develops a spiritual body by the will of the Supreme. Even
before death, a pure devotee has no material affection due to his body
being spiritualized like a red-hot iron in contact with fire.

TEXT 28

rasta afy at Tat Arad Tzy |
MOTRAATM ATA TAATTH! RCI

prayujyamane mayi tam
suddham bhagavatim tanum

arabdha-karma-nirvano
nyapatat pajica-bhautikah

prayujyamane—having been awarded upon; mayi—on me; tam—that;
suddham—transcendental; bhagavatim—fit for associating with the Person-
ality of Godhead; tanum—body; arabdha—acquired; karma—fruitive work;
nirvanah—prohibitive; nyapatat—quit; pafica-bhautikah— body made of five
material elements.

TRANSLATION

Having been awarded a transcendental body befitting an associate of
the Personality of Godhead, I quit the body made of five material ele-
ments, and thus all acquired fruitive results of work [karma] stopped.

PURPORT

Informed by the Personality of Godhead that he would be awarded a
transcendental body befitting the Lord’s association, Narada got his
spiritual body as soon as he quitted his material body. This transcendental
body is free from material affinity and invested with three primary tran-
scendental qualities, namely eternity, freedom from material modes, and
