Seeing the vast canopy of stars that ornament the night sky, one naturally wonders about the creation and their place in it. While theories on the topics abound, those who follow Vedic teachings turn to these teachings for clues, and indeed find no shortage of explanations there. The Fifth Canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the ripened fruit of all Vedic literature, for one example, devotes eleven chapters to the structure and inhabitants of the universe.
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