Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.15
निर्भिन्ने अक्षिणी त्वष्टा लोकपालोऽविशद्विभो: ।
चक्षुषांशेन रूपाणां प्रतिपत्तिर्यतो भवेत् ॥ १५ ॥
nirbhinne akṣiṇī tvaṣṭā
[nirbhinne akshinee tvashtaa]
loka-pālo ’viśad vibhoḥ
[loka-paalo ’vishad vibhoh]
cakṣuṣāṁśena rūpāṇāṁ
[chakshushaamshena roopaanaam]
pratipattir yato bhavet
[pratipattir yato bhavet]
Word-for-word
nirbhinne
—
thus being separated
akṣiṇī
—
the eyes
tvaṣṭā
—
the sun
loka-pālaḥ
—
director of light
aviśat
—
entered
vibhoḥ
—
of the great
cakṣuṣā aṁśena
—
by the part of the eyesight
rūpāṇām
—
of the forms
pratipattiḥ
—
experience
yataḥ
—
by which
bhavet
—
becomes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nirbhinne akṣiṇī tvaṣṭā
nirbhinne
thus being separated
akṣiṇī
the eyes
tvaṣṭā
the sun
loka-pālo ’viśad vibhoḥ
loka-pālaḥ
director of light
cakṣuṣāṁśena rūpāṇāṁ
pratipattir yato bhavet
aviśat
entered
vibhoḥ
of the great
cakṣuṣā aṁśena
by the part of the eyesight
rūpāṇām
of the forms
pratipattiḥ
experience
yataḥ
by which
bhavet
becomes.
Thereafter, the two eyes of the gigantic form of the Lord were separately manifested. The sun, the director of light, entered them with the partial representation of eyesight, and thus the living entities can have vision of forms.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When the gross eye balls of the universal form became differentiated, the presiding deity, the sun, entered along with his portion the subtle sense organ called the eye. From the eye, the sense object called form appeared.
Tvasṭā is the sun.
Personal Guidance
Sight depends on the sun's representative entering the Lord's eyes. The vision we take for granted is a partial extension of solar light through divine arrangement. Without this support, the eye would be a useless lump.
Reflection Questions
- How does it change my looking to know my eyes work only because of the sun's representative?
- What sights deserve attention if vision itself is borrowed from a higher source?
My note
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