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TEXT 13 gam avisya ca bhutani
SYNONYMS  gam--the
planets; avisya--entering; ca--also; bhutani--living
entities; dharayami--sustaining; aham--I; ojasa--by
My energy; pusnami--nourishing; ca--and; ausadhih--all
vegetables; sarvah--all; somah--the moon; bhutva--becoming;
rasa-atmakah--supplying the juice.
TRANSLATION I enter into
each planet, and by My energy they stay in orbit. I become the moon and
thereby supply the juice of life to all vegetables.
PURPORT It is understood
that all the planets are floating in the air only by the energy of the
Lord. The Lord enters into every atom, every planet, and every living being.
That is discussed in the Brahma-samhita. It is said there that one
plenary portion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Paramatma, enters
into the planets, the universe, the living entity, and even into the atom.
So due to His entrance, everything is appropriately manifested. When the
spirit soul is there, a living man can float on the water, but when the
living spark is out of the body and the body is dead, it sinks. Of course
when it is decomposed it floats just like straw and other things, but as
soon as the man is dead, he at once sinks in the water. Similarly, all
these planets are floating in space, and this is due to the entrance of
the supreme energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His energy is
sustaining each planet, just like a handful of dust. If someone holds a
handful of dust, there is no possibility of the dust's falling, but if
one throws it in the air, it will fall down. Similarly, these planets,
which are floating in air, are actually held in the fist of the universal
form of the Supreme Lord. By His strength and energy, all moving and unmoving
things stay in their place. It is said that because of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, the sun is shining and the planets are steadily moving. Were
it not for Him, all the planets would scatter, like dust in air, and perish.
Similarly, it is due to the Supreme Personality of Godhead that the moon
nourishes all vegetables. Due to the moon's influence, the vegetables become
delicious. Without the moonshine, the vegetables can neither grow nor taste
succulent. Human society is working, living comfortably and enjoying food
due to the supply from the Supreme Lord. Otherwise, mankind could not survive.
The word rasatmakah is very significant. Everything becomes palatable
by the agency of the Supreme Lord through the influence of the moon.
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