Text 7] Narada and Angira Instruct King Citraketu 59
The book for consultation is Bhagavad-gitd, in which the Supreme Lord
gives directions. Therefore those who are engaged in creation, mainte-
nance and annihilation should consult the Supreme Person, who has ap-
pointed them, and should act accordingly. Then everyone will be
satisfied, and there will be no disturbances.
TEXT 7
aaa Sfett Ta Beets |
fina an fei Fert AAT INI
dehena dehino rajan
dehad deho *bhiyayate
bijad eva yatha bijarh
dehy artha iva sasvatah

dehena—by the body; dehinah—of the father possessing a material
body; rajan—O King; dehat—from the body (of the mother); dehah—
another body; abhijayate—takes birth; bijat—from one seed; eva—in-
deed; yathad—just as; bijam—another seed; dehi—a person who has ac-
cepted a material body; arthah—the material elements; iva—like;
Sasvatah —eternal.

TRANSLATION

As from one seed another seed is generated, O King, so from
one body [the body of the father], through another body (the body
of the mother], a third body is generated [the body of a son]. As
the elements of the material body are eternal, the living entity who
appears through these material elements is also eternal.

PURPORT

From Bhagavad-gita we understand that there are two energies,
namely the superior energy and inferior energy. Inferior energy consists
of the five gross and three subtle material elements. The living entity,
who represents the superior energy, appears in different types of bodies
through these elements by the manipulation or supervision of the ma-
terial energy. Actually both the material and spiritual energies —matter
