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तेष्वेव भगवान्राजंस् तारतम्येन वर्तते ।
तस्मात्पात्रं हि पुरुषो यावानात्मा यथेयते ॥ ३८ ॥
 
tesv eva bhagavan rajams
taratamyena vartate
tasmat patram hi puruso
yavan atma yatheyate
tesu-among the different types of bodies (demigod, human, animal, bird, etc.); eva-indeed; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His Paramatma feature; rajan-O King; taratamyena-comparatively, more or less; vartate-is situated; tasmat-therefore; patram-the Supreme Person; hi-indeed; purusah-Paramatma; yavan-as far as; atma-the degree of understanding; yatha-development of austerity and penance; iyate-is manifest.