366 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 10
different from his car, but if there is damage to the car, the owner of the
car, being overly attached to the car, feels pain. Actually, the damage
done to the car has nothing to do with the car’s proprietor, but because
the proprietor has identified himself with the interest of the car, he feels
pleasure and pain connected with it. This conditional state can be avoided
if attachment is withdrawn from the car. Then the proprietor would not
feel pleasure or pain if the car is damaged or whatever. Similarly, the
soul has nothing to do with the body and the senses, but due to ig-
norance, he identifies himself with the body, and he feels pleasure and
pain due to bodily pleasure and pain.
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BMANTATETTE
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Sastabhigopta nrpatih prajanam
yah kinkaro vai na pinasti pistam
sva-dharmam aradhanam acyutasya
yad ihamano vijahaty aghaugham
Sasta—the governor; abhigopta—a well-wisher of the citizens as a
father is the well-wisher of his children; nr-patih—the king; pra-
Janam—of the citizens; yah—one who; kinkarah—order carrier; vai—
indeed; na—not; pinasti pistam—grinds what is already ground; sva-
dharmam—one’s own occupational duty; draédhanam—worshiping;
acyutasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yat—which;
ihamanah—performing; viahdti—they are released from; agha-
ogham —all kinds of sinful activity and faulty action.
TRANSLATION
My dear sir, you have said that the relationship between the king
and the subject or between the master and the servant are not eter-
