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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.43
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 43
- nabho dadāti śvasatāṁ
- padaṁ yan-niyamād adaḥ
- lokaṁ sva-dehaṁ tanute
- mahān saptabhir āvṛtam
nabhaḥthe sky — the sky; dadātigives — gives; śvasatāmto the living entities — to the living entities; padamabode — abode; yatof whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) — of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); niyamātunder the control — under the control; adaḥthat — that; lokamthe universe — the universe; svaown body-dehamown body — own body; tanuteexpands — expands; mahānthe mahat-tattva — the mahat-tattva; saptabhiḥwith the seven (layers) — with the seven (layers); āvṛtamcovered — covered.
Subject to the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the sky allows outer space to accommodate all the various planets, which hold innumerable living entities. The total universal body expands with its seven coverings under His supreme control.
It is understood from this verse that all the planets in outer space are floating, and they all hold living entities. The word śvasatām means "those who breathe," or the living entities. In order to accommodate them, there are innumerable planets. Every planet is a residence for innumerable living entities, and the necessary space is provided in the sky by the supreme order of the Lord. It is also stated here that the total universal body is increasing. It is covered by seven layers, and as there are five elements within the universe, so the total elements, in layers, cover the outside of the universal body. The first layer is of earth, and it is ten times greater in size than the space within the universe; the second layer is water, and that is ten times greater than the earthly layer; the third covering is fire, which is ten times greater than the water covering. In this way each layer is ten times greater than the previous one.