Naiṣāṁ mamāham iti dhīḥśva-śṛgāla-bhakṣye, śva-śṛgāla-bhakṣye (SB 2.7.42). Dead body, the dead body is thrown away to be eaten by the dogs and the jackals. So anyone who is identifying with this body, he cannot understand what is God. That is not possible.
- yeṣāṁ sa eṣa bhagavān dayayed anantaḥ
- sarvātmanāśrita-pado yadi nirvyalīkam
- (SB 2.7.42)
Yadi nirvyalīkam: without pretension, one who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord, sa eṣa bhagavān dayayed anantaḥ, unto him the Lord bestows His causeless mercy. And such persons, they, dustarām atitaranti ca deva-māyāṁ, they can cross over the ocean of nescience. But it is not possible for the person who has accepted his body as self—mamāham iti dhīḥśva-śṛgāla-bhakṣye.
"The unalloyed devotees of the Lord know the glories of the Lord in the sense that they can understand how great the Lord is and how great is His expansion of diverse energy. Those who are attached to the perishable body can hardly enter into the realm of science of Godhead. The whole materialistic world based on the conception of the material body as the self is ignorant of the science of God."
"The materialist is always busy working for the welfare of the material body, not only of his own but also that of his children, kinsmen, countrymen, community men, etc. There are many branches of philanthropy and altruistic activities from the political, national and international angle of vision, but none of the fieldwork can go beyond the jurisdiction of the misconception of identifying the material body with the spirit soul. Unless, therefore, one is saved from the wrong conception of the body and the soul, there is no knowledge of Godhead, and unless there is knowledge of God, all advancement of material civilization, however dazzling, should be considered to be a failure."