Text 41] The Behavior of a Perfect Person 131

available by the supreme will (parecchaya), or by the arrangement of
maya. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (18.61):

isvarah sarva-bhitanam
hrd-dese ’rjuna tisthati

bhramayan sarva-bhitani
yantraridhani mayaya

“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is
directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a
machine, made of the material energy.” The living entity, according to
his material desires, receives different types of bodies, which are nothing
but machines offered by material nature according to the order of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. By the will of the Supreme, one must
take different bodies with different means for lying down.

TEXT 41

BEAT AMSA Sas: FMAM: AeA HA: |
aradat eft rar waz A ee

kvacit snato ’nuliptargah
suvasah sragvy alankrtah

rathebhdsvais care kvapi
dig-vasd grahavad vibho

kvacit—sometimes; sndtah—bathing very nicely; anulipta-angah—
with sandalwood pulp smeared all over the body; su-vdsah—dressing
with very nice garments; sragvi—decorated with garlands of flowers;
alankrtah—bedecked with various types of ornaments; ratha—on a
chariot; ibha—on an elephant; asvaih—or on the back of a horse;
care—l wander; kvapi—sometimes; dik-vaésa4h—completely naked;

graha-vat—as if haunted by a ghost; vibho—O lord.

TRANSLATION

O my lord, sometimes I bathe myself very nicely, smear sandal-
wood pulp all over my body, put on a flower garland, and dress in
