Text 5] The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahuti 863

institution of four varnas and four asramas. If the members of different
asramas and varnas cooperate fully in Krsna consciousness, then society is
well protected by the Lord, without doubt.

In Bhagavad-gita it is stated that the Lord is the proprietor of all
different bodies. The individual soul is the proprietor of his individual body,
but the Lord clearly states, “My dear Bharata, you must know that I am
also ksetra-jna.”’ Ksetra-jia means the knower or proprietor of the body.
The individual soul is the proprietor of the individual body, but the Super-
soul, the Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the proprietor of all bodies every-
where. He is the proprietor not only of human bodies, but of birds, beasts
and all other entities, not only on this planet but on other planets also. He
is the supreme proprietor; therefore He does not become divided by
protecting the different individual souls. He remains one and the same.
That the sun appears on top of everyone’s head when at the meridian does
not imply that the sun becomes divided. One man thinks that the sun is
on his head only, whereas 5,000 miles away another man is thinking that
the sun is only on his head. Similarly, the Supersoul, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, is one, but He appears to individually oversee
each individual soul. This does not mean that the individual soul and the
Supersoul are one. They are one in quality, as spirit soul, but the
individual soul and Supersoul are different.

TEXT 5

Reese A TdT: |
weed aaa tert ete Fee HN II

tava sandarsandd eva
cchinnd me sarva-samsayah
yat svayam bhagavan pritya
dharmam 4Gha riraksisoh

tava—your; sandarsanat—by sight; eva—only; chinnah—resolved; me—
my; sarva-samsayah—all doubts; yat—inasmuch as; svayam—personally;
bhagavan—Your Lordship; pritya—lovingly; dharmam—duty; dadha—ex-
plained; riraksisoh—of a king anxious to protect his subjects.

TRANSLATION

Now I have resolved all my doubts simply by meeting you, for Your
Lordship has very kindly and clearly explained the duty of a king who
desires to protect his subjects.
