Shloka 46
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath, the Assault on Vedic Culture, and the Boy-Yamarāja’s Teaching on the Soul
भूतेन्द्रियमनोलिङ्गान् देहानुच्चावचान् विभु: । भजत्युत्सृजति ह्यन्यस्तच्चापि स्वेन तेजसा ॥ ४६ ॥
bhūtendriya-mano-liṅgān dehān uccāvacān vibhuḥ bhajaty utsṛjati hy anyas tac cāpi svena tejasā
ဓာတ်ငါးပါး၊ အင်ဒြိယဆယ်ပါးနှင့် စိတ်တို့ ပေါင်းစည်း၍ ကြမ်းကာယ‑နူးကာယ၏ အစိတ်အပိုင်းမျိုးစုံ ဖြစ်ပေါ်စေသည်။ ဇီဝသည် မိမိတန်ခိုးဖြင့် မြင့်‑နိမ့် ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို ယူပြီး နောက်တဖန် စွန့်လွှတ်သည်။
The conditioned soul has knowledge, and if he wants to fully utilize the gross and subtle bodies for his real advancement in life, he can do so. It is therefore said here that by his high intelligence ( svena tejasā ), by the superior power of superior knowledge achieved from the right source — the spiritual master, or ācārya — he can give up his conditional life in a material body and return home, back to Godhead. However, if he wants to keep himself in the darkness of this material world, he can do so. The Lord confirms this as follows in Bhagavad-gītā (9.25) :
FAQs
This verse explains that the Lord can assume and relinquish bodies along with elements, senses, mind, and subtle identity, yet He remains distinct—unaffected and transcendental—acting through His own potency.
He indicates the variety of embodied conditions produced by karma—exalted or degraded—while emphasizing that the Supreme Lord is not bound by such transformations even though He can manifest within them.
Remembering that the true Self and the Supreme are not the temporary body-mind helps reduce anxiety, pride, and despair, and supports steadiness in devotion while facing changing circumstances.