The soul is a spiritual spark, and Krishna is the spiritual sun. Seeing
eternal Krishna, the soul adores Him.
krsna-bahirmukha hana bhoga vanchha kare
nikatastha maya tare japatiya dhare [2]
When souls become averse to Krishna and desire enjoyment, nearby Maya seizes
them.
When the soul turns away from Krishna and begins to think, "I want a house, I
want money, I want this, that," then Maya seizes them.
pisachi paile yena mati-chchhanna haya
maya-grasta jivera haya se bhava udaya [3]
When someone is possessed by a ghost, they become bewildered. This condition
overtakes souls bound by Maya.
"ami nitya krsna-dasa" ei katha bhule
mayara naphara hana chira-dina bule [4]
Forgetting, "I am an eternal servant of Krishna", souls become slaves of Maya
and wander indefinitely.
kabhu raja kabhu praja kabhu vipra sudra
kabhu duhkhi kabhu sukhi kabhu kita ksudra [5]
They are sometimes kings, and sometimes subjects; sometimes brahmans, and
sometimes sudras; sometimes sad, sometimes happy, and sometimes insignificant
ants.
They are sometimes in heaven, sometimes on earth, and sometimes in hell;
sometimes gods, and sometimes demons; sometimes servants, and sometimes
masters.
ei-rupe samsara bhramite kona jana
sadhu-sange nija-tattva avagata hana [7]
While wandering throughout samsara in this way, some souls become aware of
their true nature by associating with the sadhus.
The souls wander throughout samsara, time after time getting different
bodies, sometimes they are human, sometimes dogs, sometimes cats, or goats,
sometimes they get to hell, sometimes to heaven, sometimes they become gods,
and sometimes servants—they round samsara in this way and what happens
then? They get some sadhu-sanga and understand who they really are, "Where
did I come from and where am I going?" They get liberation through the
sadhus' association.
nija-tattva jani' ara samsara na chaya
"kena va bhajinu maya" kare haya haya [8]
Understanding their true nature, they no longer desire samsara, and lament,
"Why have I been serving Maya?"
'How many days will you be alive in this world? Even if you are alive for
thirty more years, then you will sleep for fifteen years, and the other
fifteen you have other things to do, and the time is gone. How many days do
we have to do Hari-bhajan? You must count it.'