256 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 5
tattva. As such, Lord Krsna is described in the Brahma-samhitd as the cause
of all causes, and this is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gitd as follows:

aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvari pravartate

iti matvd bhajante mam budha bhava-samanvitah.

(Bg. 10.8)
The qualities of sense perception are fully represented in the earth, and
they are manifested in other elements to a lesser extent. In the sky there is
sound only, whereas in the air there is sound and touch. In the fire there is
sound, touch and shape, and in the water there is taste also along with the
other perceptions, namely sound, touch, shape, etc. In the earth, however,
there are all the above-mentioned qualities with an extra development of
odor also. Therefore on the earth there is a full display of variegatedness
of life, which is originally started with the basic principle of air. Diseases
of the body take place due to derangement of air within the earthly body
of the living beings. Mental diseases result from special derangement of the
air within the body, and as such the yogic exercise is specially beneficial
to keep the air in order so that diseases of the body become almost nil by
such exercises, and when properly done the duration of life also increases,
and one can have control over death also by such practices. A perfect yogi
can have command over death and quit the body at the right moment,
when he is competent to transfer himself to a suitable planet. The bhak ti-
yogi, however, surpasses all the yogis because, by dint of his devotional
service, he is promoted to the region beyond the material sky, and he is
placed in one of the planets in the spiritual sky by the supreme will of the
Lord, the controller of everything.
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Tae at Ft ae TTI
RaRashareareatere Noll
vaikdrikan mano jajrie
deva vaikarika dasa
dig-vatarka-praceto ’svi-
vahnindropendra-mitra-kah
