Verse 1.101

Sanskrit text and transliteration:

आत्मना हि महीयन्ते हस्ताद्यङ्गानि सर्वशः ।
यथा लोकादयस्तद्वदादित्याद्यात्मनैधिताः ॥ १०१ ॥

ātmanā hi mahīyante hastādyaṅgāni sarvaśaḥ |
yathā lokādayastadvadādityādyātmanaidhitāḥ || 101 ||

English translation of verse 1.101:

Just as limbs like hands, etc., grow, indeed, entirely through the self (or the trunk of the body), so also the worlds, etc., thrive by the sun, etc.

Notes:

The analogy may be explained as follows. The central part (madhyabhāga) or the trunk of the human body is characterized as the self of the body. It is that which makes the limbs grow. It is the whole (aṅgī) on which the limbs (aṅgāni) like hands, etc., are depen dent for their growth. The Vyāhṛti called Maha is the trunk or the self of the body of Brahman in its aspect of Hiraṇyagarbha, while the other Vyāhṛtis are its limbs. The first Vyāhṛti, viz.. Bhūḥ, forms the legs; Bhuvaḥ, the second one, constitutes the hands, and the third Vyāhṛti, viz., Suvaḥ, is the head. Like the trunk of the human body, Maha in the form of the sun (ādityātmanā), etc., contributes to the growth of the worlds, etc. The Upaniṣad refers to the four forms of Maha in the following way: Maha is the sun (maha ityādityaḥ), Maha is the moon (maha iti candramāḥ), Maha is Brahman (maha iti brahma), Maha is food (maha iti annam). The worlds are pervaded by the sun. The luminaries (i.e., the presiding deities of these) are pervaded by the moon. The Vedas which are in the form of speech are pervaded by the syllable Om. The vital forces are nourished by food. So the other Vyāhṛtis comprising the worlds, gods, the Vedas, and the vital forces are dependent on Maha.