146 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 3
are keeping your life air circulating within your bones. Certainly
this is wonderful.
PURPORT

It appears that the soul can exist even through the bones, as shown by
the personal example of Hiranyakasipu. When great yogis are in
samadhi, even when their bodies are buried and their skin, marrow,
blood and so on have all been eaten, if only their bones remain they can
exist in a transcendental position. Very recently an archaeologist
published findings indicating that Lord Christ, after being buried, was
exhumed and that he then went to Kashmir. There have been many ac-
tual examples of yogis’ being buried in trance and exhumed alive and in
good condition several hours later. A yogi can keep himself alive in a
transcendental state even if buried not only for many days but for many
years.

TEXT 19
Ay
aaeradaagea Het = AT |
a
Parerp agers aa HTT: TAT? AI
naitat piirvarsayas cakrur
na karisyanti capare
nirambur dharayet pranan
ko vai divya-samah satam

na—not; etat—this; piirva-rsayah—the sages before you, such as
Bhrgu; cakruh—executed; na—nor; karisyanti—will execute; ca—
also; apare—others; nirambuh—without drinking water; dharayet—
can sustain; prdndn—the life air; kah—who; vai—indeed; divya-
samah—celestial years; satam—one hundred.

TRANSLATION

Even saintly persons like Bhrgu, born previously, could not
perform such severe austerities, nor will anyone in the future be
able to do so. Who within these three worlds can sustain his life
without even drinking water for one hundred celestial years?
