य एष षोडशकल: पुरुषो भगवान्मनोमयोऽन्नमयोऽमृतमयो देवपितृमनुष्यभूतपशुपक्षिसरीसृपवीरुधां प्राणाप्यायनशीलत्वात्सर्वमय इति वर्णयन्ति ॥ १० ॥
ya esa sodasa-kalah puruso bhagavan manomayo ’nnamayo ’mrtamayo deva-pitr-manusya-bhuta-pasu-paksi-sarisrpa-virudham pranapy ayana-silatvat sarvamaya iti varnayanti.
- yah
- that
- esah
- this
- sodasa-kalah
- having all sixteen parts (the full moon)
- purusah
- the person
- bhagavan
- having great power received from the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- manah-mayah
- the predominating deity of the mind
- anna-mayah
- the source of potency for food grains
- amrta-mayah
- the source of the substance of life
- deva
- of all the demigods
- pitr
- of all the inhabitants of Pitrloka
- manusya
- all human beings
- bhuta
- all living entities
- pasu
- of the animals
- paksi
- of the birds
- sarisrpa
- of the reptiles
- virudham
- of all kinds of herbs and plants
- prana
- life air
- api
- certainly
- ayana-silatvat
- due to refreshing
- sarva-mayah
- all-pervading
- iti
- thus
- varnayanti
- the learned scholars describe
Because the moon is full of all potentialities, it represents the influence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The moon is the predominating deity of everyone’s mind, and therefore the moon-god is called Manomaya. He is also called Annamaya because he gives potency to all herbs and plants, and he is called Amrtamaya because he is the source of life for all living entities. The moon pleases the demigods, pitas, human beings, animals, birds, reptiles, trees, plants and all other living entities. Everyone is satisfied by the presence of the moon. Therefore the moon is also called Sarvamaya (all-pervading).