देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्याणां सरीसृपसवीरुधाम् । सर्वजीवनिकायानां सूर्य आत्मा दृगीश्वर: ॥ ४६ ॥
deva-tiryan-manusyanam sarisrpa-savirudham sarva-jiva-nikayanam surya atma drg-isvarah
- deva
- of the demigods
- tiryak
- the lower animals
- manusyanam
- and the human beings
- sarisrpa
- the insects and the serpents
- sa-virudham
- and the plants and trees
- sarva-jiva-nikayanam
- of all groups of living entities
- suryah
- the sun-god
- atma
- the life and soul
- drk
- of the eyes
- isvarah
- the personality of Godhead.
All living entities, including demigods, human beings, animals, birds, insects, reptiles, creepers and trees, depend upon the heat and light given by the sun-god from the sun plane. Furthermore, it is because of the sun’s presence that all living entities can see, and therefore he is called drg-isvara, the Personality of Godhead presiding over sight.