Verse 2.13.48

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.13.48:

সর্ব-কাল নদীযায পুরুষে পুরুষে তিলার্দ্ধেকো দোষ নাহি এ দোঙ্হার বংশে ॥ ৪৮ ॥

सर्व-काल नदीयाय पुरुषे पुरुषे तिलार्द्धेको दोष नाहि ए दोङ्हार वंशे ॥ ४८ ॥

sarva-kāla nadīyāya puruṣe puruṣe tilārddheko doṣa nāhi e doṅhāra vaṃśe || 48 ||

sarva-kala nadiyaya puruse puruse tilarddheko dosa nahi e donhara vamse (48)

English translation:

(48) “Their ancestors have all lived in Nadia and were all free from the

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

slightest fault.

Their ancestors were residents of Nadia, and no one ever attributed any faults to them. Those who say that sons and grandsons inherit the nature of their parents see a contradiction in this case. The idea that consciousness comes from matter is not correct. One should realize that consciousness is separate from matter yet has somehow or other come in contact with matter. One’s nature is determined by the quality of his activities. The ingredients of the gross body are never the source of consciousness. When the life air leaves one’s body, the gross body remains. We cannot respect the premise that “the soul has by chance taken birth from matter.” Rather the consideration that “one must enjoy the results of his activities” is predominant. The gross body is the effect, not the cause.