Text 41] Hiranyakasipu, King of the Demons 103
pens. The examples given in this regard are practical. Everyone has had
such practical experiences, and there are also many other clear examples.
For instance, Prahlada Maharaja said that a child is certainly dependent
on his father and mother, but in spite of their presence, the child is
harassed in many ways. Sometimes, in spite of a supply of good medicine
and an experienced physician, a patient does not survive. Therefore,
since everything is dependent on the free will of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, our only duty is to surrender unto Him and seek His
protection.
TEXT 41
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bhitani tais tair nija-yoni-karmabhir
bhavanti kale na bhavanti sarvasah
na tatra hatma prakrtav api sthitas
tasya gunair anyatamo hi badhyate

bhiitani—all the bodies of the living entities; taih taih—their own re-
spective; nija-yoni—causing their own bodies; karmabhih—by past ac-
tivities; bhavanti—appear; kale—in due course of time; na bhavanti—
disappear; sarvasah—in all respects; na—not; tatra—there; ha—in-
deed; atma—the soul; prakrtau—within this material world; api—al-
though; sthitah—situated; tasyah—of her (the material energy);
gunaih—by different modes; anya-tamah—most different; hi—indeed;
badhyate—is bound.

TRANSLATION

Every conditioned soul receives a different type of body accord-
ing to his work, and when the engagement is finished the body is
finished. Although the spirit soul is situated in subtle and gross
material bodies in different forms of life, he is not bound by them,
