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enjoyment. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord,
who is the giver of intelligence.”

PURPORT

The predominating Deity of the sun is another expansion of Narayana.
who is illuminating the entire universe. The Lord enters the hearts of all
living entities as the Supersoul, and He gives them intelligence and
fulfills their material desires. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita.
Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivistah. “| am sitting in everyone's heart.”
(Bg. 15.15)

As the Supersoul, the Lord enters the hearts of all living entities. As
stated in Brahma-samhita (5.35). andantara-stha-paramaénu-cayan-
tara-stham: “He enters the universe and the atom as well.” In the Rg
Veda, the predominating Deity of the sun is worshiped by this mantra:
dhyeyah sada savitr-mandala-madhya-varti naérayanah sarasijasana-
sannivistah. Narayana sits on His lotus Hower within the sun. By reciting
this mantra, every living entity should take shelter of Narayana just as
the sun rises. According to modern scientists. the material world rests on
the sun’s effulgence. Due to the sunshine. all planets are rotating and
vegetables are growing. We also have information that the moonshine
helps vegetables and herbs grow. Actually Narayana within the sun is
maintaining the entire universe: therefore Narayana should be
worshiped by the Gayatri mantra or the Rg mantra.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Seventh
Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam. entitled ‘‘The activities of King
Bharata.””
