वनस्पतीनोषधीश्च ससर्जोर्जमिषं विभुः ॥८॥
aho prajÄpati-patir
bhagavÄn harir avyayaḥ
vanaspatīn oṣadhīś ca
sasarjorjam iṣaṠvibhuḥ
aho - alas; prajÄpati-patiḥ - the Lord of all the lords of created beings; bhagavÄn hariḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari; avyayaḥ - indestructible; vanaspatÄ«n - the trees and plants; oá¹£adhīḥ - the herbs; ca - and; sasarja - created; Å«rjam - invigorating; iá¹£am - food; vibhuḥ - the Supreme Being.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, ÅšrÄ« Hari, is the master of all living entities, including all the prajÄpatis, such as Lord BrahmÄ. Because He is the all-pervading and indestructible master, He has created all these trees and vegetables as eatables for other living entities.
Soma, the predominating deity of the moon, reminded the PracetÄs that this vegetation had been created by the Lord of lords to provide food for everyone. If the PracetÄs tried to kill them off, their own subjects would also suffer, for trees are also required for food.
