406 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 12

conception of false prestige; raja asmi—I am the King; sindhusu—in the
state of Sindhu; iti—thus; durmada-andhah—captivated by false
prestige.

TRANSLATION

The self-realized brahmana Jada Bharata said: Among the
various material combinations and permutations, there are various
forms and earthly transformations. For some reason, these move
on the surface of the earth and are called palanquin carriers. Those
material transformations which do not move are gross material ob-
jects like stones. In any case, the material body is made of earth
and stone in the form of feet, ankles, calves, knees, thighs, torso,
throat and head. Upon the shoulders is the wooden palanquin, and
within the palanquin is the so-called King of Sauvira. The body of
the King is simply another transformation of earth, but within that
body Your Lordship is situated and falsely thinking that you are
the King of the state of Sauvira.

PURPORT

After analyzing the material bodies of the palanquin carrier and the
palanquin passenger, Jada Bharata concludes that the real living force is
the living entity. The living entity is the offshoot or offspring of Lord
Visnu; therefore within this material world, among moving and non-
moving things, the real principle is Lord Visnu. Due to His presence.
everything is working, and there are actions and reactions. One who un-
derstands Lord Visnu as the original cause of everything is to be under-
stood to be perfectly situated in knowledge. Although he was falsely
proud of being a king, King Rahigana was not really situated in
knowledge. Therefore he was rebuking the palanquin carriers, including
the self-realized bréhmana, Jada Bharata. This is the first accusation
Jada Bharata made against the King, who was daring to talk to a learned
brahmana from the flimsy ground of ignorance. identifying everything
with matter. King Rahigana argued that the living entity is within the
body and that when the body is fatigued the living entity within must
therefore be suffering. It is clearly explained in the following verses that
the living entity does not suffer due to the body's fatigue. Srila
Visvanatha Cakravarti gives an example of a child heavily decorated
