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TEXT 12 yad aditya-gatam tejo
SYNONYMS  yat--that
which; aditya-gatam--in the sunshine; tejah--splendor; jagat--the
whole world; bhasayate--illuminates; akhilam--entirely; yat--that
which; candramasi--in the moon; yat--that which; ca--also;
agnau--in the fire; tat--that; tejah--splendor; viddhi--understand;
mamakam--from Me.
TRANSLATION The splendor
of the sun, which dissipates the darkness of this whole world, comes from
Me. And the splendor of the moon and the splendor of fire are also from
Me.
PURPORT The unintelligent
cannot understand how things are taking place. The beginning of knowledge
can be established by understanding what the Lord explains here. Everyone
sees the sun, moon, fire and electricity. One should simply try to understand
that the splendor of the sun, the splendor of the moon, and the splendor
of electricity or fire are coming from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
In such a conception of life, the beginning of Krsna consciousness, lies
a great deal of advancement for the conditioned soul in this material world.
The living entities are essentially the parts and parcels of the Supreme
Lord, and He is giving herewith the hint how they can come back to Godhead,
back to home.
From this
verse we can understand that the sun is illuminating the whole solar system.
There are different universes and solar systems, and there are different
suns, moons and planets also. Sunlight is due to the spiritual effulgence
in the spiritual sky of the Supreme Lord. With the rise of the sun, the
activities of human beings are set up. They set fire to prepare their foodstuff,
they set fire to start the factories, etc. So many things are done with
the help of fire. Therefore sunrise, fire and moonlight are so pleasing
to the living entities. Without their help no living entity can live. So
if one can understand that the light and splendor of the sun, moon and
fire are emanating from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, then
one's Krsna consciousness will begin. By the moonshine, all the vegetables
are nourished. The moonshine is so pleasing that people can easily understand
that they are living by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Krsna. Without His mercy there cannot be sun, without His mercy there cannot
be moon, and without His mercy there cannot be fire, and without the help
of sun, moon and fire, no one can live. These are some thoughts to provoke
Krsna consciousness in the conditioned soul.
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