Text 26] Hiranyakasipu, King of the Demons 87

decorations of the dead body. The conditioned soul has no information of
the spirit and its exalted existence beyond the effects of the material
condition.

TEXTS 25-26

ay arafararet afeR feeerat |
aq finfaaim far: adafa: ell

ara fray any fra: wa: |
afaaa Fea frrarenfata 3 18!

esa Gtma-viparydso
hy alinge linga-bhavana
esa priyapriyair yogo
viyogah karma-sarsrtih

sambhavas ca vindasas ca
Sokas ca vividhah smrtah

avivekas ca cinta ca
vivekdsmrtir eva ca

esah—this; atma-viparydsah—bewilderment of the living being;
hi—indeed; alirige—in that which does not possess a material body;
linga-bhdvana —accepting the material body to be the self; esah—this;
priya—with those who are very dear; apriyaith—and with those who are
not dear (enemies, those not in the family, etc.); yogah—connection;
viyogah—separation; karma—the fruits of action; samsrtih—the ma-
terial condition of life; sambhavah—accepting birth; ca—and;
vindsah—accepting death; ca—and; sokah—lamentation; ca—and;
vividhah—varieties; smrtah—mentioned in scripture; avivekah—lack
of discrimination; ca—and; cinta—anxiety; ca—also; viveka—of
proper discrimination; asmrtih—forgetfulness; eva—indeed; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

In his bewildered state, the living entity, accepting the body and
mind to be the self, considers some people to be his kinsmen and
