Text 41] Explanation of Devotional Service 1275

yad-bhayad vati vato ’yam
siryas tapati yad-bhayat

yad-bhayad varsate devo
bhagano bhati yad-bhayat

yat—of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); bhayat—out of
fear; vati_ blows; vatah—the wind; ayam—this; siiryah—sun; tapati—shines ;
yat—of whom; bhayat—out of fear; yat—of whom; bhayat—out of fear;
varsate—sends rains; devah—the god of rain;bha-ganah—the host of heavenly
bodies; bhati—shine; yat—of whom; bhayat—out of fear.

TRANSLATION

Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the wind blows, out
of fear of Him the sun shines, out of fear of Him the rain pours forth
showers, and out of fear of Him the host of heavenly bodies shed their
luster.

PURPORT

The Lord states in Bhagavad-gitaé, mayddhyaksena prakrtih sityate:
“Nature is working under My direction.” The foolish person thinks that
nature is working automatically, but such an atheistic theory is not
supported in the Vedic literature. Nature is working under the super-
intendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is confirmed in
Bhagavad-gita, and we also find here that the sun shines under the direction
of the Lord, and the cloud pours forth showers of rain under the direction
of the Lord. All natural phenomena are under superintendence of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu.

TEXT 41

Tea ate waeTtaaha: az |
Va sresfraafea galt a Hes aN? I

yad vanas-patayo bhita
latas causadhibhih saha

sve sve kale *bhigrhnanti
puspani ca phalani ca

yat—because of whom; vanah-patayah—the trees; bhitah— fearful; latah—
creepers; ca—and; osadhibhih—herbs; saha—with; sve sve kale—each in its
own season; abhigrhnanti— bear ; puspani— flowers; ca—and; phalani— fruits;
ca—also.
