90 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 13

mat-sthani sarva-bhitani
na caham tesv avasthitah

““By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All
beings are in Me, but I am not in them.” Everything exists on the basis of
Krsna’s impersonal feature; nothing can exist without Krsna. Therefore
the advanced devotee of Krsna can see the Lord everywhere, without il-
lusion.

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nabhinanded dhruvam mrtyum
adhruvam vasya jivitam

kalam param pratikseta
bhitanam prabhavapyayam

na—not; abhinandet—one should praise; dhruvam—sure;
mrtyum—death; adhruvam—not sure; vé—either; asya—of this body;
jJivitam—the duration of life; kalam—eternal time; param—supreme;
pratikseta—one must observe; bhiitandm—of the living entities;
prabhava—manifestation; apyayam—disappearance.

TRANSLATION

Since the material body is sure to be vanquished and the dura-
tion of one’s life is not fixed, neither death nor life is to be
praised. Rather, one should observe the eternal time factor, in
which the living entity manifests himself and disappears.

PURPORT

The living entities in the material world, not only at the present but
also in the past, have been involved in trying to solve the problem of
birth and death. Some stress death and point to the illusory existence of
everything material, whereas others stress life, trying to preserve it per-
