346 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 10

PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gita it is stated that one who is advanced in spiritual
knowledge is not disturbed by the pains and pleasures of the material
body. The material body is completely separate from the spirit soul, and
the pains and pleasures of the body are superfluous. The practice of
austerity and penance is meant for understanding the distinction be-
tween the body and the soul and how the soul can be unaffected by the
pleasures and pains of the body. Jada Bharata was actually situated on
the platform of self-realization. He was completely aloof from the bodily
conception; therefore he immediately took this position and convinced
the King that whatever contradictory things the King had said about his
body did not actually apply to him asa spirit soul.

TEXT 10

aed ae SITTT Tay
ate wa ates TT |

fa dagen: | at
tq are HR Ha afea Moll

sthaulyam karsyam vyddhaya ddhayas ca
ksut trd bhayam kalir iccha jara ca

nidra ratir manyur aham madah suco
dehena jatasya hi me na santi

sthaulyam—being very stout and strong; karsyam—being skinny and
weak; vyGdhayah—the pains of the body, such as disease; ddhayah—
the pains of the mind; ca—and; ksut trt bhayam—hunger, thirst and
fear; kalih—quarrels between two persons; iccha—desires; jara—old
age; ca—and; nidrd—sleep; ratih—attachment for sense gratification;
manyuh—anger; aham—false identification (in the bodily concept of
life); madah—illusion; sucah—lamentation; dehena—with this body;
jatasya—of one who has taken birth; hi—certainly; me—of me; na—
not; santi—exist.
