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Divisions of the Creation
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tapasā hy edhamānena vidyayā cātma-saṁsthayā vivṛddha-vijñāna-balo nyapād vāyuṁ sahāmbhasā
tapasā—by penance; hi—certainly; edhamānena—increasing; vidyayā—by transcendental knowledge; ca—also; ātma—self; saṁsthayā—situated in the self; vivṛddha—matured; vijñāna—practical knowledge; balaḥ—power; nyapāt—drank; vāyuṁ—the wind; saha ambhasā—along with the water.
TRANSLATION
Long penance and transcendental knowledge of self-realization matured Brahmā in practical knowledge, and thus he drank the wind completely, along with the water.
PURPORT
Lord Brahmā's struggle for existence is a personal example of the continued fight between the living entities in the material world and the illusory energy called  māyā . Beginning from Brahmā down to this age, the living entities are struggling with the forces of material nature. By advanced knowledge in science and transcendental realization, one can try to control the material energy, which works against our endeavors, and in the modern age advanced material scientific knowledge and penance have played very wonderful roles in controlling the powers of the material energy. Such control of the material energy, however, can be most successfully carried out if one is a soul surrendered unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead and carries out His order in the spirit of loving transcendental service.
TEXT 7
तद्विलोक्य वियद्व्यापि पुष्करं यदधिष्ठितम् । अनेन लोकान् प्राग्लीनान् कल्पितासीत्यचिन्तयत् ॥ ७ ॥
tad vilokya viyadvyāpi puṣkaraṁ yad-adhiṣṭhitam anena lokān prāglīnān kalpitāsmīty acintayat
tat vilokya—looking into that; viyadvyāpi—extensively widespread; puṣkaraṁ—the lotus; yat—that which; adhiṣṭhitam—he was situated; anena—