Text 32] The First Step in God Realization 49

chandamsi—the Vedic hymns; anantasya—of the Supreme; sirah—cerebral
passage; grnanti—they say; damstrah—jaws of teeth; yamah—Yamaraja, the
director of sinners; sneha-kalah—the art of affection; dvijani—the set of
teeth; hasah—smile; janonmadakari—the most alluring; ca—also; maya—
illusory energy; duranta—unsurpassable: sargah—the material creation;
yad-apanga—whose glance; moksah—casting over.

TRANSLATION

They say that the Vedic hymns are the cerebral passage of the Lord,
and the jaws of the teeth are Yama, god of death, who punishes the
sinners. The art of affection is his set of teeth, and the most alluring
illusory material energy is His smile. This great ocean of material creation
is but the casting of His glance over us.

PURPORT

According to Vedic assertion, this material creation is the result of the
Lord’s casting a glance over the material energy, which is described herein
as the most alluring illusory energy. The conditioned souls who are
allured by such materialism should know that the material temporary
creation is simply an imitation of the reality and that those who are
captivated by such alluring glances of the Lord are put under the direction
of the controller of sinners called Yamaraja. The Lord smiles affectionately,
displaying His teeth. The intelligent person who can grasp these truths
about the Lord becomes a fully surrendered soul unto Him.

TEXT 32

ASIST CT aT

TA: TASTATTSET THY |
aera ae’ aot a fit

ata: aga fireisiraet: 11220

vridottaraustho’dhara eva lobho
dharmah stano’dharma-patho’sya prstham
kas tasya medhram vrsanau ca mitrau
kuksih samudra girayo’sthi-sanghah
