Text 37] The Demigods Appeal to the Lord 185
yac-caksur esa savita sakala-grahanam
raja samasta-sura-mirtir asesa-tejah
yasydjnaya bhramati sambhrta-kdla-cakro
govindam ddi-purusar tam aharh bhajami
“The sun, full of infinite effulgence, is the king of all the planets and the
image of the good soul. The sun is like the eye of the Supreme Lord. I
adore the primeval Lord Govinda, in pursuance of whose order the sun
performs his journey, mounting the wheel of time.” The sun is actually
the eye of the Lord. In the Vedic mantras it is said that unless the
Supreme Personality of Godhead sees, no one can see. Unless there is
sunlight, no living entity on any planet can see. Therefore the sun is con-
sidered to be the eye of the Supreme Lord. That is confirmed here by the
words yac-caksur asit and in the Brahma-sarnhita by the words yac-cak-
sur esa savita. The word savitd means the sun-god.
TEXT 37
aT, FA ATA
A: Het ASHITA aT: |
Tae aaaaagm aa
walqat a: a aerfrata: Roll
pranad abhid yasya cardcardnam
pranah saho balam ojas ca vayuh
anvadsma samrajam ivdnuga vayanr
prasidatam nah sa maha-vibhitih
pranat—from the vital force; abhiit—generated; yasya—of whom;
cara-acardndm—of all living entities, moving and nonmoving;
pranah—the vital force; sahah—the basic principle of life; balam—
strength; ojah—the vital force; ca—and; vayuh—the air; anvasma—
follow; samrajam—an emperor; iva—like; anugah—followers;
vayam—all of us; prasidatam—may be pleased; nah—upon us; sah—
He; mahd-vibhiitih—the supremely powerful.
