BHAGAVAD-GITA 15:12

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 15:12

 

yad aditya-gatam tejo

jagad bhasayate 'khilam

yac candramasi yac cagnau

tat tejo viddhi mamakam

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

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 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. But

one can begin to be established in knowledge 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, but in each

universe there is only one sun. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (10.21),

the moon is one of the stars (naksatranam aham sasi). 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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