1270 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 27
sa saptabhih satair eko
vimsatya ca Satam samah
puraiijana-puradhyakso
gandharvair yuyudhe bali
sah—he; saptabhih—with seven; sataih—hundred; ekah—alone; vimsatya--
with twenty; ca—also; satam—hundred; samah—years; puranjana—of King
Purarijana; pura-adhyaksah—superintendent of the city; gandharvaih— with
the Gandharvas; yuyudhe— fought; bali—very valiant.
TRANSLATION
The five-hooded serpent, the superintendent and protector of the city
of King Puranjana, fought with the Gandharvas for one hundred years. He
fought alone, with all of them, although they numbered 720.
PURPORT
The 360 days and 360 nights combine to become the 720 soldiers of
Candavega (time). One has to fight these soldiers throughout one’s lifespan,
beginning with birth and ending with death. This fight is called the struggle
for existence. Despite this struggle, however, the living entity does not die.
As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, the living entity is eternal:
na jayate mriyate va kadacin
nayam bhitva bhavita va na bhityah
ajo nityah sasvato ‘yam purano
na hanyate hanyamane Sarire
“For the soul there is never birth nor death. Nor, having once been, does he
ever cease to be. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying and primeval.
He is not slain when the body is slain.” (Bg. 2.20) Actually the living entity
does not take birth nor does he die, but he has to fight with the stringent
laws of material nature throughout the entire span of his lifetime. He must
also face different kinds of miserable conditions. Despite all this, the living
entity, due to illusion, thinks that he is well situated in sense gratification.
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freat Ta STATA: ATTA? 12911
