448 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 8
yah—all those; va—either; anusayinam—merged into the body of the
Lord; sargah—creation; pdsandasya—of the infidels; ca—and; sambhavah—
appearance; atmanah—of the living beings; bandha—conditioned; moksau—
being liberated; ca—also; vyavasthanam—being situated; sva-ripatah—in an
unconditioned state.
TRANSLATION

Please also explain how, merged in the body of the Lord, living beings
are created, and how the infidels appear in the world. Also please explain

how the unconditioned living entities exist.

PURPORT
The progressive devotee of the Lord must inquire from the bona fide
spiritual master how living entities merged in the body of the Lord again
come back at the time of creation. There are two kinds of living entities.
There are the ever liberated unconditioned living beings as well as the ever
conditioned living beings. Of the ever conditioned living beings, there are
two divisions. They are the faithful and the infidels. Of the faithful there
are again two divisions, namely the devotees and the mental speculators.
The mental speculators desire to merge into the existence of the Lord, or
to become one with the Lord, whereas the devotees of the Lord desire to
keep separate identities and constantly engage in the service of the Lord.
The devotees who are not fully purified, as well as the empiric philoso-
phers, become conditioned again during the next creation for further
purification. Such conditioned souls become liberated by further progress
of devotional service to the Lord. Maharaja Pariksit asked all these ques-
tions from the bona fide spiritual master in order to become fully equipped

in the science of God.
TEXT 23
TAHAA AAT ATTCTEAAPTTT |
FID IR IIL LGR CCCaC rai Ee]
yathatma-tantro bhagavan
vik ridat y dtma-mayaya
