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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.10.21
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 21
- yadātmani nirālokam
- ātmānaṁ ca didṛkṣataḥ
- nirbhinne hy akṣiṇī tasya
- jyotiś cakṣur guṇa-grahaḥ
yadāwhile — while; ātmaniunto Himself — unto Himself; nirālokamwithout any light — without any light; ātmānamHis own transcendental body — His own transcendental body; caalso other bodily forms — also other bodily forms; didṛkṣataḥdesired to look upon — desired to look upon; nirbhinnedue to being sprouted — due to being sprouted; hifor — for; akṣiṇīof the eyes — of the eyes; tasyaof Him — of Him; jyotiḥthe sun — the sun; cakṣuḥthe eyes — the eyes; guṇathe power of seeing-grahaḥthe power of seeing — the power of seeing.
Thus when everything existed in darkness, the Lord desired to see Himself and all that was created. Then the eyes, the illuminating god Sun, the power of vision and the object of sight all became manifested.
The universe is by nature dense darkness, and therefore the total creation is called tamas, or darkness. The night is the real feature of the universe, for then one cannot see anything, including oneself. The Lord, out of His causeless mercy, first desired to see Himself and all the creation as well, and thus the sun became manifested, the power of vision for all living entities became possible, and the objects of vision were also manifested. This means that the whole phenomenal world became visible after the creation of the sun.