88 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 16

evam yoni-gato jivah
sa nityo nirahankrtah
yavad yatropalabhyeta
tavat svatvam hi tasya tat

evam—thus; yoni-gatah—being within a specific species of life;
jivah—the living entity; sah—he; nityah—eternal; nirahankrtah—
without identification with the body; yavat—as long as; yatra—where;
upalabhyeta—he may be found; tévat—that long; svatvam—the con-
cept of self; hi—indeed; tasya—of him; tat—that.

TRANSLATION

Even though one living entity becomes connected with another
because of a relationship based on bodies that are perishable, the
living entity is eternal. Actually it is the body that is born or lost,
not the living entity. One should not accept that the living entity
takes birth or dies. The living being actually has no relationship
with so-called fathers and mothers. As long as he appears as the
son of a certain father and mother as a result of his past fruitive ac-
tivities, he has a connection with the body given by that father and
mother. Thus he falsely accepts himself as their son and acts affec-
tionately. After he dies, however, the relationship is finished.
Under these circumstances, one should not be falsely involved
with jubilation and lamentation.

PURPORT

When the living entity lives within the material body, he falsely
thinks that he is the body, although actually he is not. His relationship
with his body and his so-called father and mother are false, illusory con-
ceptions. These illusions continue as long as one is not enlightened about
the situation of the living entity.

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