SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

110 Srimad-Bhiigavatam[Canto 7, Ch. 2bhajaty utsrjati hy anyastac capi svena tejasabhiita-by the five material elements;indriya-the ten senses;mana?z,-and the mind; lirigdn-characterized; dehdn-gross materialbodies; ucca-avacdn -high class and low class; vibhu?z, -the individualsoul, which is the lord of the body and senses; bhajati-achieves; utsrjati-gives up; hi-indeed; anya?z,-being different; tat-that; caalso;api-indeed; svena-by his own; tejasd-power of advancedknowledge.TRANSLATIONThe five material elements, the ten senses and the mind all combineto form the various parts of the gross and subtle bodies. Theliving entity comes in contact with his material bodies, whetherhigh or low, and later gives them up by his personal prowess. Thisstrength can be perceived in a living entity's personal power topossess different types of bodies.PURPORTThe conditioned soul has knowledge, and if he wants to fully utilizethe 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 tejasa), bythe superior power of superior knowledge achieved from the rightsource-the spiritual master, or dcarya -he can give up his conditionallife in a material body and return home, back to Godhead. However, if hewants to keep himself in the darkness of this material world, he can doso. The Lord confirms this as follows in Bhagavad-gitii (9.25):yiinti deva-vratd deviinpitfn yiinti pitr-vrata?z,bhiitiini yiinti bhiitejyayanti mad-yajirw 'pi mdm"Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods;those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings;