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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.40
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 40
- yad-bhayād vāti vāto 'yaṁ
- sūryas tapati yad-bhayāt
- yad-bhayād varṣate devo
- bha-gaṇo bhāti yad-bhayāt
yatof whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) — of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); bhayātout of fear — out of fear; vātiblows — blows; vātaḥthe wind — the wind; ayamthis — this; sūryaḥsun — sun; tapatishines — shines; yatof whom — of whom; bhayātout of fear — out of fear; yatof whom — of whom; bhayātout of fear — out of fear; varṣatesends rains — sends rains; devaḥthe god of rain — the god of rain; bhathe host of heavenly bodies-gaṇaḥthe host of heavenly bodies — the host of heavenly bodies; bhātishine — shine; yatof whom — of whom; bhayātout of fear — out of fear.
Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the wind blows, out of fear of Him the sun shines, out of fear of Him the rain pours forth showers, and out of fear of Him the host of heavenly bodies shed their luster.
The Lord states in Bhagavad-gītā, mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate: (BG 9.10, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.) "Nature is working under My direction." The foolish person thinks that nature is working automatically, but such an atheistic theory is not supported in the Vedic literature. Nature is working under the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, and we also find here that the sun shines under the direction of the Lord, and the cloud pours forth showers of rain under the direction of the Lord. All natural phenomena are under superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu.