Text 10] The Orbits of the Planets 347

sidered the life of all living entities. He is consequently called Jiva,
the chief living being within the universe.

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ya esa sodasa-kalah puruso bhagavan manomayo ’nnamayo ’mrtamayo
deva-pitr-manusya-bhiita-pasu-paksi-sarisrpa-virudhara pranapy
ayana-silatvat sarvamaya iti varnayanti.

yah—that; esah—this; sodasa-kalah—having all sixteen parts (the
full moon); purusah—the person; bhagavan—having great power
received from the Supreme Personality of Godhead; manah-mayah—
the predominating deity of the mind; anna-mayah—the source of po-
tency for food grains; amrta-mayah—the source of the substance of life;
deva—of all the demigods; pitr—of all the inhabitants of Pitrloka;
manusya—all human beings; bhiita—all living entities; pasu—of the
animals; paksi—of the birds; sarisrpa—of the reptiles; virudham—of
all kinds of herbs and plants; prdna—life air; api—certainly; ayana-
Silatvat—due to refreshing; sarva-mayah—all-pervading; iti—thus;
varnayanti—the learned scholars describe.

TRANSLATION

Because the moon is full of all potentialities, it represents the
influence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The moon is the
predominating deity of everyone’s mind, and therefore the moon-
god is called Manomaya. He is also called Annamaya because he
gives potency to all herbs and plants, and he is called Amrtamaya
because he is the source of life for all living entities. The moon
pleases the demigods, pitas, human beings, animals, birds, rep-
tiles, trees, plants and all other living entities. Everyone is satisfied
by the presence of the moon. Therefore the moon is also called
Sarvamaya [all-pervading].
