1464 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 29
bodies are not manifest, one does not become free from the material con-
ditions. Therefore it is wrong to say that a child is as good as a liberated soul.
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my Jaa Tat tT eefnitad lov
evam pajica-vidham lingam
tri-urt sodasa-vistrtam
esa cetanayd yukto
jiva ity abhidhiyate

evam—thus; pafica-vidham—the five sense objects; lingam—the subtle
body; tri-vrt—influenced by the three modes; sodasa—sixteen; vistrtam—
expanded; esah—this; cetanaya—with the living entity; yuktah—combined;
jivah—the conditioned soul; iti—thus; abhidhiyate—is understood.

TRANSLATION

The five sense objects, the five sense organs, the five knowledge-acquiring
senses, and the mind are the sixteen material expansions. These combine
with the living entity and are influenced by the three modes of material
nature. Thus the existence of the conditioned soul is understood.

PURPORT
Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita:
mamaivamso jiva-loke
jiva-bhiitah sanatanah
manah sasthanindriyani
prakrti-sthani karsati
“The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental
parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six
senses, which include the mind.” (Bg. 15.7)

Here it is also explained that the living entity comes in contact with the
sixteen material elements and is influenced by the three modes of material
nature. The living entity and this combination of elements combine to form
what is called jiva-bhitta, the conditioned soul that struggles hard within
