434. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 26
TRANSLATION
King Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami: My dear sir,
why are the living entities put into different material situations?
Kindly explain this to me.
PURPORT
Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that the different
hellish planets within this universe are held slightly above the
Garbhodaka Ocean and remain situated there. This chapter describes
how all sinful persons go to these hellish planets and how they are
punished there by the assistants of Yamaraja. Different individuals with
different bodily features enjoy or suffer various reactions according to
their past deeds.
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rsir uvdca
tri-gunatvat kartuh sraddhaya karma-gatayah prthag-vidhah sarva
eva sarvasya taratamyena bhavanti.
rsth uvdca—the great saint (Sukadeva Gosvami) said: tri-gunatudt —
because of the three modes of material nature: kartuh—of the worker:
Sraddhaya—because of the attitudes: karma-gatayah—destinations
resulting from activity: prthak—different: vidhah—varieties: sarvah —
all; eva—thus; sarvasya—of all of them; taératamyena—in different
degrees; bhavanti—become possible.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King, in this
material world there are three kinds of activities—those in the
mode of goodness, the mode of passion and the mode of ig-
norance. Because all people are influenced by the three modes of
