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SB 12.11.30

Devanāgarī

एक एव हि लोकानां सूर्य आत्मादिकृद्धरि: । सर्ववेदक्रियामूलमृषिभिर्बहुधोदित: ॥ ३० ॥

Text

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 theVedas;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.

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