Text 68] Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi 1457
sarve kramanurodhena
manasindriya-gocarah
dyanti bahuso yanti
sarve samanaso janah
sarve—all; krama-anurodhena—in order of chronology; manasi—in the
mind; indriya—by the senses; gocarah— experienced; dyanti-come; bahusah
—inmany ways; ydnti—go away; sarve—all; sa-manasah—with a mind; janah
—living entities.
TRANSLATION
The mind of the living entity continues to exist in various gross bodies,
and according to one’s desires for sense gratification, the mind records
different thoughts. In the mind these appear together in different combi-
nations; therefore these images sometimes appear as things never seen or
never heard.
PURPORT
The activities of the living entity in the body of a dog may be experienced
in the mind of a different body; therefore those activities appear never to
have been heard or seen. The mind continues, although the body changes.
Even in this lifespan we can sometimes experience dreams of our child-
hood. Although such incidents now appear strange, it is to be understood
that they are recorded in the mind. Because of this, they become visible
in dreams. The transmigration of the soul is caused by the subtle body,
which is the storehouse of all kinds of material desires. Unless one is fully
absorbed in Krsna consciousness, material desires will come and go. That
is the nature of the mind—thinking, feeling and willing. As long as the
mind is not engaged in meditation on the lotus feet of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Krsna, the mind will desire so many material enjoy-
ments. Sensual images are recorded in the mind in chronological order,
and they become manifest one after another; therefore the living entity
has to accept one body after another. The mind plans material enjoyment,
and the gross body serves as the instrument to realize such desires and
plans. The mind is the platform onto which all desires come and go. Srila
Narottama dasa Thakura therefore sings:
guru-mukha-padma-vak ya, cittete kariya aikya,
dra na kariha mane asa
