Text 33] Vidura’s Talks with Maitreya 195

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
Srimad-Bhagavatam. By such an attempt only can one conquer the illusory
energy of the Lord, although for others she is unsurpassable, as confirmed
in Bhagavad-gita (7.14).

TEXT 32

TR yTaRada: aS AAT 32H

tamaso bhita-suksmadir
yatah kham lingam atmanah

tamasah—from the mode of passion; bhita-siiksmadih—subtle sense
objects; yatah—from which; kham—the sky; lingam—symbolic representa-
tion; @tmanah—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, etasmad atmanah akasah sambhutah. 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.

TEXT 33

HAMA «oad =| Aa: |
aasaad wat Aaafaashrez 12311

kala-mayamsa-yogena
bhagavad-viksitam nabhah

nabhaso’ nusrtam sparsam
vikurvan nirmame “nitam

kdla—time; mdya—external energy: ariisa-yogena—partly mixed; bhaga-
vat—the Personality of Godhead; viksitam—glanced over; nabhah—the sky;
nabhasah—from the sky; anusrtam—being so contacted; spargam—touch;
vikurvat—being transformed; nirmame—was created; anilam—the air.
