Text 35] The Demigods Appeal to the Lord 183
the demigods. He is the vital force for all vegetation. Unfortunately,
modern so-called scientists, who do not fully understand the moon, de-
scribe the moon as being full of deserts. Since the moon is the source for
our vegetation, how can the moon be a desert? The moonshine is the
vital force for all vegetation, and therefore we cannot possibly accept that
the moon is a desert.
TEXT 35
afi qe X sa
Ta: fearesfafrasea |
FU AYSS TAPP
mateat a: a werfaagta: ull
agnir mukham yasya tu jata-veda
jatah kriya-kdnda-nimitta-janma
antah-samudre *nupacan sva-dhatiin
prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhitih

agnih—fire; mukham—the mouth through which the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead eats; yasya—of whom; tu—but; jata-vedah—the
producer of wealth or of all necessities of life; jatah—produced; kriyd-
kdnda—ritualistic ceremonies; nimitta—for the sake of; janmé—
formed for this reason; antah-samudre —within the depths of the ocean;
anupacan—always digesting; sva-dhatin—all elements; prasidatam—
may be pleased; nah—upon us; sah—He; mahd-vibhitih—the
supremely powerful.

TRANSLATION

Fire, which is born for the sake of accepting oblations in
ritualistic ceremonies, is the mouth of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Fire exists within the depths of the ocean to produce
wealth, and fire is also present in the abdomen to digest food and
produce various secretions for the maintenance of the body. May
that supremely powerful Personality of Godhead be pleased with
us.
