Friday, October 10, 2008
Pearls of Wisdom - 64
Process of birth (Explained by Lord Kapila):
(Continued...)
The child thus remains just like a bird in cage, without freedom of movement. At that time, if the child is fortunate, he can remember all the troubles of his past one hundred births, and he grieves wretchedly. What is the possibility of peace of mind in that condition?
Thus endowed with the the development of consciousness from the seventh month after his conception, the child is tossed downward by the airs that press the embryo during the weeks preceding the delivery. Like the worms born of the same filthy abdominal cavity he cannot remain in one place.
(To be continued...)
Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 31 Verses 9-10
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