1156 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 27

yatha gandhasya bhiimes ca
na bhavo vyatirekatah

apart rasasya ca yatha
tatha buddheh parasya ca

yatha—as; gandhasya—of aroma; bhiimeh—of earth; ca—and; na—no;
bhavah—existence; vyatirekatah—separate; apam—of water; rasasya—of
taste; ca—and; yatha—as; tathi—so; buddheh—of intelligence; parasya—of
consciousness, spirit ; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

As there is no separate existence of the earth and its aroma or of water
and its taste, so there cannot be any separate existence of intelligence and
consciousness.

PURPORT

The example is given here that anything material has an aroma. The
flower, the earth—everything—has an aroma. If the aroma is separated
from the matter, the matter cannot be identified. If there is no taste to
water, the water has no meaning; if there is no heat in the fire, the fire has
no meaning. Similarly, when there is want of intelligence, spirit has no
meaning.

TEXT 19

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akartuh karma-bandho ’yam
purusasya yad-dsrayah

gunesu satsu prakrteh
kaivalyarh tesv atah katham

akartuh—of the passive performer, the non-doer; karma-bandhah—
bondage to fruitive activities; ayam—this; purusasya—of the soul; yat-
asrayah—caused by attachment to the modes; gunesu—while the modes;
satsu—are existing; prakrteh—of material nature; kaivalyam—freedom;
tesu—those; atah—hence; katham—how.
