And what is this body doing? It keeps attaining birth, death, age, diseases and so on, thus giving constant misery to Jeevathma.  Again and again, out of ignorance, Jeevathma falls into the cycle of Karma, Karmaphalam and lifetimes.

As Jeevathma keeps company with those people, who have animalistic tendencies and hence lust, he will fall into miserable life times.

Note – Bhagavatham warns us that when we join the “rat race” and try to grab others’ opportunities, we degrade ourselves. Greed and jealousy steal our peacefulness and joy. We forget our true nature. When we try to please this perishable body imagining that it will stay forever, we are losing the imperishable joy or “”Sachidanandam”!

3.31.33 – 36

Now Bhagavatham describes the virtues one could ideally attain through devotion.

Sathyam or Truth – talking with genuineness.

Shaucham or cleanliness of mind and body.

Daya or Compassion to remove others’ misery.