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wanders throughout these various types of bodies and throughout different
planets, and thus he is like King Purafijana, who travels all over the world
looking for a suitable place to live.

Sri Narottama dasa Thakura has sung: karma-kanda, jiiana-kanda, kevala
visera bhanda. “The path of karma-kanda [fruitive activities] and the path
of jiiana-kanda [speculation] are just like strong pots of poison.” Amrta
baliya yeba khaya, nana yoni sada phire: “A person who mistakes this
poison to be nectar and drinks it travels in different species of life.” Kadarya
bhaksana kare: “And, according to his body, he eats all types of abomi-
nable things.” For instance, when the living entity is in the body of a hog,
he eats stool. When the living entity is in the body of a crow, he eats all
kinds of refuse, even pus and mucus, and enjoys it. Thus Narottama dasa
Thakura points out that the living entity travels in different types of bodies
and eats all kinds of abominable things. When he does not become ullti-
mately happy, he becomes morose or takes to the ways of hippies.

Thus in this verse it is said (na anuripam) that the King could never find
a place suitable for his purposes. This is because in any form of life and on
any planet in the material world, a living entity cannot be happy because
everything in the material world is unsuitable for the spirit soul. As stated
in this verse, the living entity independently wants to become a prabhu,
but as soon as he gives up this idea and becomes a servant of God, Krsna,
his happiness immediately begins. Therefore Srila Bhaktivinoda ‘Thakura
sings: (miche) maydra vase, yaccha bhese’, khaccha habudubu, bhai. “My
dear living entity, why are you being carried away by the waves of maya?”
As stated in the Bhagavad-gita:

igvarah sarva-bhiitanam
hrd-dese ’rjuna tisthati ;
bhramayan sarva-bhiitani
yantraridhani mayaya
“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is direct-
ing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine,
made of the material energy.” (Bg. 18.61)

The living entity is carried in the machine of the body through so many
species of life on so many planets. Therefore Bhaktivinoda Thakura asks
the living entity why he is being carried away in these bodily machines to
be placed in so many different circumstances. He advises that one surmount
the waves of maya by surrendering unto Krsna. (Jiva) krsna-dasa, e visvasa,
karle ta’ dra duhkha nai. As soon as we confront Krsna, Krsna advises:
