1362 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 28
ksetrajiiam capi mam viddhi
sarva-ksetresu bharata
ksetra-ksetrajniayor jnanam
yat taj jiadnam matam mama
“@ scion of Bharata, you should understand that I am also the knower in
all bodies, and to understand this body and its owner is called knowledge.
That is My opinion.” (Bg. 13.3)

The Supersoul is present in everyone’s body, whereas the individual soul
is conditioned in one particular type of body. The individual soul cannot
understand what is taking place in another’s body, but the Supersoul
knows very well what is happening in all bodies. In other words, the
Supersoul is always present in His full spiritual position, whereas the
individual soul is prone to forget himself. Nor is the individual soul
present everywhere. Generally in his conditioned state the individual soul
cannot understand his relationship with the Supersoul, but sometimes,
when he is free from all conditional existence, he can see the real difference
between the Supersoul and himself. When the Supersoul tells the con-
ditioned soul, ‘““You andI are one and the same,” it is to remind the con-
ditioned soul of his spiritual identity as being qualitatively one. In the
Third Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, it is said:

yatholmukad visphulingad
dhiimad vapi sva-sambhavat
apy atmatvenadbhimatad
yathagnih prthag ulmukat
(Bhag. 3.28.40)
Fire has different features. There is flame, the sparks and the smoke.
Although these are one in quality, there is still a difference between the
fire, the flame, the spark and the smoke. The living entity becomes
conditioned, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is different because
He does not become conditioned at any point. In the Vedas it is stated:
atmd tatha prthag drasta bhagavan brahma-samjnitah. Atma is the individual
soul as well as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the seer of
everything. Although both are spirit, still there is always a difference.
In the smrti it is also said: yathagneh ksudra visphulinga vyuccaranti.
Just as sparks manifest in a large fire, similarly the small individual souls
are present in the big spiritual flame. In Bhagavad-gitd Lord Krsna says:
