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ing about him in all submission and love from a bona fide authority who is a representative of the twelve great authorities mentioned in the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . By such an attempt only can one conquer the illusory energy of the Lord, although for others she is unsurpassable, as confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.14).
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तामसो भूतद्वस्मादिर्यतः खं लिङ्गमात्मनः ॥३२॥
tāmaso bhūta-sūkṣmādir yataḥ khaṁ liṅgam ātmanaḥ
tāmasaḥ —from the mode of passion;  bhūta-sūkṣmādiḥ —subtle sense objects;  yataḥ —from which;  kham —the sky;  liṅgam —symbolic representation;  ātmanaḥ —of the Supreme Soul.
TRANSLATION
The sky is a product of sound, and sound is the transformation of egoistic passion. In other words, the sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul.
PURPORT
In the Vedic hymns it is said,  etasmād ātmanaḥ ākāśaḥ sambhūtaḥ . The sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul. Those who are egoistic in passion and ignorance cannot conceive of the Personality of Godhead. For them the sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul.
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कालमायांशयोगेन मगवद्वीक्षितं नमः। नमसोऽनुसृतं स्पर्शं विकुर्वन्निर्ममेऽनिलम् ॥३३॥
kāla-māyāniśa-yogena bhagavad-vīkṣitaṁ nabhaḥ nabhaso' nuṣṛtaṁ sparśaṁ vikurvan nirmame 'nilam
kāla —time;  māyā —external energy;  aniśa-yogena —partly mixed;  bhagavat —the Personality of Godhead;  vīkṣitam —glanced over;  nabhaḥ —the sky;  nabhasaḥ —from the sky;  anuṣṛtam —being so contacted;  sparśam —touch;  vikurvat —being transformed;  nirmame —was created;  anilam —the air.