दिवौकसां यो बलमन्ध आयुः ।
ईशो नगानां प्रजनः प्रजानां
प्रसीदतां नः स महाविभूतिः ॥३४॥
somaá¹ mano yasya samÄmananti
divaukasÄá¹ yo balam andha Äyuḥ
Ä«Å›o nagÄnÄá¹ prajanaḥ prajÄnÄá¹
prasÄ«datÄá¹ naḥ sa mahÄ-vibhÅ«tiḥ
somam - the moon; manaḥ - the mind; yasya - of whom (of the Supreme Personality of Godhead); samÄmananti - they say; divaukasÄm - of the denizens of the upper planetary systems; yaḥ - who; balam - the strength; andhaḥ - the food grains; Äyuḥ - the duration of life; Ä«Å›aḥ - the Supreme Lord; nagÄnÄm - of the trees; prajanaḥ - the source of breeding; prajÄnÄm - of all living entities; prasÄ«datÄm - may He be pleased; naḥ - upon us; saḥ - that Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahÄ-vibhÅ«tiḥ - the source of all opulences.
Soma, the moon, is the source of food grains, strength and longevity for all the demigods. He is also the master of all vegetation and the source of generation for all living entities. As stated by learned scholars, the moon is the mind of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all opulences, be pleased with us.
Soma, the predominating deity of the moon, is the source of food grains and therefore the source of strength even for the celestial beings, the demigods. He is the vital force for all vegetation. Unfortunately, modern so-called scientists, who do not fully understand the moon, describe the moon as being full of deserts. Since the moon is the source for our vegetation, how can the moon be a desert? The moonshine is the vital force for all vegetation, and therefore we cannot possibly accept that the moon is a desert.
