Text 47] Hiranyakasipu, King of the Demons 1ll

those who worship ancestors go to the ancestors; and those who worship
Me will live with Me.”

The human form of body is valuable. One can use this body to go to
the higher planetary systems, to Pitrloka, or he can remain in this lower
planetary system, but if one tries he can also return home, back to God-
head. This prowess is given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead as
the Supersoul. Therefore the Lord says, mattah smrtir jidnam
apohanam ca: “‘From Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetful-
ness.” If one wants to receive real knowledge from the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, one can become free from bondage to repeated
acceptance of material bodies. If one takes to the devotional service of the
Lord and surrenders unto Him, the Lord is prepared to give one direc-
tions by which to return home, back to Godhead, but if one foolishly
wants to keep himself in darkness, he can continue in a life of material
existence.

TAfsR aN aM ATTRA PaPTAT |
ant frig: sat aaiisaada ell

yaval linganvito hy atma
tavat karma-nibandhanam

tato viparyayah kleso
maya-yogo ’nuvartate

yavat—as long as; liriga-anvitah—covered by the subtle body; hi—
indeed; Gtmaé—the soul; tavat—that long; karma—of fruitive activities;
nibandhanam—bondage; tatah—from that; viparyayah—reversal
(wrongly thinking the body to be the self); klesah—misery; mayd-
yogah—a strong relationship with the external, illusory energy; anuvar-
tate —follows.

TRANSLATION

As long as the spirit soul is covered by the subtle body, consist-
ing of the mind, intelligence and false ego, he is bound to the
results of his fruitive activities. Because of this covering, the spirit
