Text 3] Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi 1373
TRANSLATION
The great sage Narada Muni continued: You must understand that
Puranjana, the living entity, transmigrates according to his own work into
different types of bodies, which may be one-legged, two-legged, three-
legged, four-legged, many-legged or simply legless. Transmigrating into
these various types of bodies, the living entity, as the so-called enjoyer, is
known as Puranijana.
PURPORT
How the spirit soul transmigrates from one type of body to another is
nicely described here. The word eka-pdda, one-legged, refers to ghosts,
for it is said that ghosts walk on one leg. The word dvi-pdda, meaning
biped, refers to human beings. When he is old and invalid, the human
being is supposed to be a triped, or three-legged, because he walks with
the help of a stick or some kind of cane. Of course the word catus-pdda
refers to quadrupeds or animals. The word bahu-pdda refers to those
creatures who have more than four legs. There are many insects, such as
the centipede, and also many aquatic animals that have many legs. The
word apddaka, meaning without legs, refers to serpents. The name
Puranjana indicates one who enjoys possessing different types of bodies.
His mentality for enjoyment in the material world is accommodated by
different types of bodies.
TEXT 3
MAMMA GHIA AAA: |
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va faarad gfratafial fragt: 1 3
yo ’vijfidtahrtas tasya
purusasya sakhesvarah
yan na vijiidyate pumbhir
namabhir vd kriya-gunaih
yah—he who; avijiata—unknown; ahrtah—described; tasya—of him;
purusasya— of the living entity; sakha—eternal friend; isvarah—the master;
yat—because; na—never; vijfidyate—is understood; pumbhih—by the living
entities; ndmabhih—by names; v@— or; kriyad-gunaih—by activities or qualities.
TRANSLATION
The person I have described as unknown is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, the master and eternal friend of the living entity. Since the
