348 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 10
peaceful. In this regard, Srila Madhvacarya says that those who are too
materially affected continue the bodily conception. Such persons are con-
cerned with different bodily symptoms, whereas one freed from bodily
conceptions lives without the body even in the material condition.
TEXT 11
Read faa wa
MITaETa = EEA |
RAR FT fl
aaeaasat  faRrgera: 112 21
Jivan-mrtatvam niyamena rdjan
adyantavad yad vikrtasya drstam
sva-svamya-bhavo dhruva idya yatra
tarhy ucyate ’sau vidhikrtya-yogah
Jivat-mrtatvam—the quality of being dead while living; niyamena—
by the laws of nature; rdjan—O King; ddi-anta-vat—everything
material has a beginning and an end; yat—because; vikrtasya—of
things that are transformed, such as the body; drstam—is seen; sva-
svdmya-bhavah—the condition of servanthood and _ mastership;
dhruvah—unchangeable; idya—O you who are worshiped; yatra—
wherein; tarhi—then; ucyate—it is said; asau—that; vidhi-krtya-
yogah—fitness of order and duty.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, you have unnecessarily accused me of being dead

though alive. In this regard, I can only say that this is the case
everywhere because everything material has its beginning and
end. As far as your thinking that you are the king and master and
are thus trying to order me, this is also incorrect because these
positions are temporary. Today you are a king and I am your ser-
vant, but tomorrow the position may be changed, and you may be
my servant and I your master. These are temporary circumstances
created by providence.
