SB 12.11.30
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
eka eva hi lokānāṁ
sūrya ātmādi-kṛd dhariḥ
sarva-veda-kriyā-mūlam
ṛṣibhir bahudhoditaḥ
SYNONYMS
ekaḥ—one; eva—only; hi—indeed; lokānām—of the worlds; sūryaḥ—the sun; ātmā—their soul; ādi-kṛt—the original creator; hariḥ—the Personality of Godhead, Hari; sarva-veda—in all the Vedas; kriyā-of the ritualistic activities; mūlam—the basis; ṛṣibhiḥ—by the sages; bahudhā—variously; uditaḥ—designated.
TRANSLATION
The sun-god, being nondifferent from Lord Hari, is the one soul of all the worlds and their original creator. He is the source of all the ritualistic activities prescribed in the Vedas and has been given many names by the Vedic sages.