विवृद्धविज्ञानबलो न्यपाद्वायुं सहाम्भसा ॥६॥
tapasÄ hy edhamÄnena
vidyayÄ cÄtma-saá¹sthayÄ
vivá¹›ddha-vijñÄna-balo
nyapÄd vÄyuá¹ sahÄmbhasÄ
tapasÄ - by penance; hi - certainly; edhamÄnena - increasing; vidyayÄ - by transcendental knowledge; ca - also; Ätma - self; saá¹sthayÄ - situated in the self; vivá¹›ddha - matured; vijñÄna - practical knowledge; balaḥ - power; nyapÄt - drank; vÄyum - the wind; saha ambhasÄ - along with the water.
Long penance and transcendental knowledge of self-realization had matured BrahmÄ in practical knowledge, and thus he drank the wind completely, along with the water.
Lord BrahmÄ’s struggle for existence is a personal example of the continued fight between the living entities in the material world and the illusory energy called mÄyÄ. Beginning from BrahmÄ down to this age, the living entities are struggling with the forces of material nature. By advanced knowledge in science and transcendental realization, one can try to control the material energy, which works against our endeavors, and in the modern age advanced material scientific knowledge and penance have played very wonderful roles in controlling the powers of the material energy. Such control of the material energy, however, can be most successfully carried out if one is a soul surrendered unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead and carries out His order in the spirit of loving transcendental service.
