150 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 2

Although the body is temporary, it always gives one trouble in many
ways, but human civilization is now unfortunately based on tanu-mani,
the bodily concept of life, by which one thinks, “I belong to this nation,”
“T belong to this group,” “‘I belong to that group,” and so on. Each of us
has his own ideas, and we are becoming increasingly involved, in-
dividually, socially, communally and nationally, in the complexities of
karmanubandha, sinful activities. For the maintenance of the body, men
are killing so many other bodies and becoming implicated in kar-
manubandha. Therefore Srila Jiva Gosvami says that tanu-mani,
those in the bodily concept of life, are papi, sinful persons. For such sin-
ful persons, the ultimate destination is the darkest region of hellish life
(ganta tamo ’ndham). In particular, a person who wants to maintain his
body by killing animals is most sinful and cannot understand the value

of spiritual life. In Bhagavad-gita (16.19-20) the Lord says:

tan aham dvisatah kriran
samsdresu naradhamén

ksipamy ajasram asubhan
dsurisv eva yonisu

dsurim yonim apanna
midhaé janmani janmani

mam aprapyaiva kaunteya
tato yanty adhamarh gatim

“Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among
men, are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various
demoniac species of life. Attaining repeated birth among the species of
demoniac life, such persons can never approach Me. Gradually they sink
down to the most abominable type of existence.” A human being is
meant to understand the value of human life, which is a boon obtained
after many, many births. Therefore one must free oneself from tanu-
mani, the bodily concept of life, and realize the Supreme Personality of
Godhead.
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