182 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 5

water they live and grow. If there were no water, all life would cease.
Water is the source of life for everyone. Therefore, by the grace of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, we have so much water all over the
world,

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ad wat a aamatead
feateat at qeaey ag! |
al ana ava: saat
mitcat a: a Aerie: 12

somam mano yasya samaémananti
divaukasam yo balam andha dyuh

iso naganam prajanah prajanam
prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhitih

somam—the moon; manah—the mind; yasya—of whom (of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead); samamananti—they say;
divaukasam—of the denizens of the upper planetary systems; yah—
who; balam—the strength; andhah—the food grains; d@yuh—the dura-
tion of life; isah—the Supreme Lord; nagandm—of the trees; prajanah
—the source of breeding; prajanadm—of all living entities;
prasidatam—may He be pleased; nah—upon us; sah—that Supreme
Personality of Godhead; maha-vibhitih—the source of all opulences.

"TRANSLATION

Soma, the moon, is the source of food grains, strength and
longevity for all the demigods. He is also the master of all vegeta-
tion and the source of generation for all living entities. As stated
by learned scholars, the moon is the mind of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead,
the source of all opulences, be pleased with us.

PURPORT

Soma, the predominating deity of the moon, is the source of food
grains and therefore the source of strength even for the celestial beings,
