TEXT 6

Devanagari

यथाकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायु: सर्वत्रगो महान् ।
तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय ॥ ६ ॥

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Tekst

yathākāśa-sthito nityaṁ
vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni
mat-sthānīty upadhāraya

Synonyms

yathā — just as; ākāśa-sthitaḥ — situated in the sky; nityam — always; vāyuḥ — the wind; sarvatra-gaḥ — blowing everywhere; mahān — great; tathā — similarly; sarvāṇi bhūtāni — all created beings; mat-sthāni — situated in Me; iti — thus; upadhāraya — try to understand.

yathā — ligesom; ākāśa-sthitaḥ — situeret i rummet; nityam — altid; vāyuḥ — vinden; sarvatra-gaḥ — blæser overalt; mahān — den store; tathā — på samme måde; sarvāṇi bhūtāni — alle skabte væsener; mat-sthāni — situeret i Mig; iti — således; upadhāraya — prøv at forstå.

Translation

Understand that as the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, rests always in the sky, all created beings rest in Me.

Forstå, at ligesom den vældige vind, der blæser overalt, altid hviler i rummet, hviler alle skabte væsener i Mig.

Purport

For the ordinary person it is almost inconceivable how the huge material creation is resting in Him. But the Lord is giving an example which may help us to understand. The sky may be the biggest manifestation we can conceive. And in that sky the wind or air is the biggest manifestation in the cosmic world. The movement of the air influences the movements of everything. But although the wind is great, it is still situated within the sky; the wind is not beyond the sky. Similarly, all the wonderful cosmic manifestations are existing by the supreme will of God, and all of them are subordinate to that supreme will. As we generally say, not a blade of grass moves without the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus everything is moving under His will: by His will everything is being created, everything is being maintained, and everything is being annihilated. Still He is aloof from everything, as the sky is always aloof from the activities of the wind.

FORKLARING: For den almindelige person er det nærmest ufatteligt, N hvordan den vældige materielle skabelse kan hvile i Herren. Her giver Han et eksempel for at lette vores forståelse. Himmelrummet er nok den største manifestation, vi kan forestille os, og i rummet er vinden eller luften den største manifestation i den kosmiske verden. Luftens bevægelser påvirker bevægelsen af alt andet. Men selv om vinden er mægtig, befinder den sig stadigvæk inden i himmelrummet. Vinden er ikke uden for himlen. På samme måde eksisterer alle de fantastiske kosmiske manifestationer i kraft af Guds suveræne vilje, og alle er de underlagt denne højeste vilje. Som vi plejer at sige det, rører ikke et græsstrå sig uden Guddommens Højeste Personligheds vilje. Alt bevæger sig således ifølge Hans vilje. I kraft af Hans vilje bliver alting skabt, alting bliver opretholdt, og alt tilintetgøres. Alligevel er Han hævet over alting, ligesom himlen altid er hævet over vindens aktiviteter.

In the Upaniṣads it is stated, yad-bhīṣā vātaḥ pavate: “It is out of the fear of the Supreme Lord that the wind is blowing.” (Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2.8.1) In the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (3.8.9) it is stated, etasya vā akṣarasya praśāsane gārgi sūrya-candramasau vidhṛtau tiṣṭhata etasya vā akṣarasya praśāsane gārgi dyāv-āpṛthivyau vidhṛtau tiṣṭhataḥ. “By the supreme order, under the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the moon, the sun, and the other great planets are moving.” In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.52) also it is stated,

Der står i Upaniṣaderne (Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2.8.1), yad-bhīṣā vātaḥ pavate: “Vinden blæser på grund af frygt for den Højeste Herre.” I Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (3.8.9) finder vi, etasya vā akṣarasya praśāsane gārgi sūrya-candramasau vidhṛtau tiṣṭhata, etasya vā akṣarasya praśāsane gārgi dyāvā-pṛthivyau vidhṛtau tiṣṭhataḥ. “Månen, Solen og de øvrige store planeter bevæger sig på den højeste ordre under overopsyn af Guddommens Højeste Personlighed.” Der står videre i Brahma- saṁhitā (5.52):

yac-cakṣur eṣa savitā sakala-grahāṇāṁ
rājā samasta-sura-mūrtir aśeṣa-tejāḥ
yasyājñayā bhramati sambhṛta-kāla-cakro
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

This is a description of the movement of the sun. It is said that the sun is considered to be one of the eyes of the Supreme Lord and that it has immense potency to diffuse heat and light. Still it is moving in its prescribed orbit by the order and the supreme will of Govinda. So, from the Vedic literature we can find evidence that this material manifestation, which appears to us to be very wonderful and great, is under the complete control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This will be further explained in the later verses of this chapter.

Her bliver Solens bevægelse beskrevet. Der står her, at Solen anses for at være et af den Højeste Herres øjne, og at den har umådelig kraft til at sprede lys og varme. Ikke desto mindre bevæger den sig i sin foreskrevne bane på Govindas ordre og højeste vilje. I den vediske litteratur kan vi således finde det dokumenteret, at denne materielle manifestation, der på os virker så fantastisk og vældig, står under Guddommens Højeste Personligheds fuldstændige kontrol. Dette vil blive yderligere forklaret i de følgende vers i dette kapitel.