yadatmani niralokam
atmanam ca didrksatah
nirbhinne hy aksini tasya
jyotis caksur guna-grahah
yada -- while; atmani -- unto Himself; niralokam -- without any light; atmanam -- His own transcendental body; ca -- also other bodily forms; didrksatah -- desired to look upon; nirbhinne -- due to being sprouted; hi -- for; aksini -- of the eyes; tasya -- of Him; jyotih -- the sun; caksuh -- the eyes; guna-grahah -- the power of seeing.
The universe is by nature dense darkness, and therefore the total creation is called tamas, or darkness. The night is the real feature of the universe, for then one cannot see anything, including oneself. The Lord, out of His causeless mercy, first desired to see Himself and all the creation as well, and thus the sun became manifested, the power of vision for all living entities became possible, and the objects of vision were also manifested. This means that the whole phenomenal world became visible after the creation of the sun.
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