Text 37]
The Demigods Appeal to the Lord
185
yac-cakṣur eṣa savitā sakala-grahāṇāṁ rājā samasta-sura-mūrtir aśeṣa-tejāḥ yasyājñayā bhramati saṁbhṛta-kāla-cakro govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
“The sun, full of infinite effulgence, is the king of all the planets and the image of the good soul. The sun is like the eye of the Supreme Lord. I adore the primeval Lord Govinda, in pursuance of whose order the sun performs his journey, mounting the wheel of time.” The sun is actually the eye of the Lord. In the Vedic  mantras  it is said that unless the Supreme Personality of Godhead sees, no one can see. Unless there is sunlight, no living entity on any planet can see. Therefore the sun is considered to be the eye of the Supreme Lord. That is confirmed here by the words  yac-cakṣur āsīt  and in the  Brahma-saṁhitā  by the words  yac-cakṣur eṣa savitā . The word  savitā  means the sun-god.
TEXT 37
प्राणादभूद् यस्य चराचराणां
प्राणः सहो बलमोजश्च वायुः ।
अन्वास्म सम्राजमिवानुगा वयं
प्रसीदतां नः स महाविभूतिः ॥३७॥
prāṇād abhūd yasya carācarāṇāṁ
prāṇaḥ saho balam ojaś ca vāyuḥ
anvāsma samrājam ivānugā vayaṁ
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
prāṇāt —from the vital force;  abhūt —generated;  yasya —of whom;  cara-acarāṇām —of all living entities, moving and nonmoving;  prāṇaḥ —the vital force;  sahaḥ —the basic principle of life;  balam —strength;  ojaḥ —the vital force;  ca —and;  vāyuḥ —the air;  anvāsma —follow;  samrājam —an emperor;  iva —like;  anugāḥ —followers;  vayam —all of us;  prasīdatām —may be pleased;  naḥ —upon us;  saḥ —He;  mahā-vibhūtiḥ —the supremely powerful.