Nitāi: "...service, dissolves the subtle body of the living entity without separate effort, just as fire in the stomach digests all that we eat." (devotees chant responsively:) Na—never; eka-ātmatām—merging into oneness; me—My; spṛhayanti—they desire; kecit—any; mat-pāda-sevā—the service of My lotus feet; abhiratāḥ—engaged in; mat-īhāḥ—endeavoring to attain Me; ye—those who; anyonyataḥ—mutually; bhāgavatāḥ—pure devotees; prasajya—assembling; sabhājayante—glorify; mama—My; pauruṣāṇi—glorious activities. (translation:) "A pure devotee, who is attached to the activities of devotional service and who always engages in the service of My lotus feet, never desires to become one with Me. Such a devotee, who is unflinchingly engaged, always glorifies My pastimes and activities."
Prabhupāda:
- jarayaty āśu yā kośaṁ
- nigīrṇam analo yathā
- (SB 3.25.33)
- naikātmatāṁ me spṛhayanti kecin
- mat-pāda-sevābhiratā mad-īhāḥ
- ye 'nyonyato bhāgavatāḥ prasajya
- sabhājayante mama pauruṣāṇi
- (SB 3.25.34)
So jarayaty āśu yā kośam. Kośam means covering. We have got, the spirit soul has got two kinds of covering. As Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, dehino 'smin yathā dehe (BG 2.13). Dehinaḥ, the proprietor or the occupier... Proprietor is not actually. The occupier. I have several times explained that this body, gross and subtle, both the bodies... Just like shirt and coat covering of the body, similarly, there are two kinds of covering of the body: subtle body and gross body. The gross body is made of earth, water, fire, air, sky, and the subtle body is made of mind, intelligence, and ego.
There are eight kinds of material elements. Five are gross—we can see—and three are very subtle—we cannot see. And the soul is still more subtle.