[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 12.5.7 # Bhagavatapurana 12.5.7 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12.5.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.5.7) snehādhiṣṭhāna-varty-agni- saṃyogo yāvad īyate / tāvad dīpasya dīpatvam evaṃ deha-kṛto bhavaḥ / rajaḥ-sattva-tamo-vṛttyā jāyate 'tha vinaśyati // > 7. As long as there exists the relation of fire to the wick which is charged with oil, a light is light; similarly the Samsara or the mundane life depends on the body (or the mind). > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 12.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.5.6) - [Next: 12.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.5.8) - [Up: 12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.5) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.12.5.p8) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.12.5.7) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Padaratnāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata!vijayadhvaja.8.3.11) — Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.12.5.7) · Pramāṇa