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 arafaratet afer fespreat |
ay fintadin Ran aadafa: URI
Trae frTTs TR ATT: za |
afraaa Frena frrarenfata 3 ial
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
