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  "name":"SB 3.5.32",
  "h1":"SB 3.5.32",
  "label":"Text 32",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.5.32",
  "description":"The sky is a product of sound, and sound is the transformation of egoistic passion. In other words, the sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul."

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SB 3.5.32

तामसो भूतसूक्ष्मादिर्यतः खं लिङ्गमात्मन ॥३२॥

Text

tāmaso bhūta-sūkṣmādir
yataḥ khaṁ liṅgam ātmanaḥ

Synonyms

tāmasaḥ—from the mode of passion; bhūta-sūkṣma-ādiḥ—subtle sense objects; yataḥ—from which; kham—the sky; liṅgam—symbolic representation; ātmanaḥ—of the Supreme Soul.

Translation

The sky is a product of sound, and sound is the transformation of egoistic passion. In other words, the sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul.

Purport

In the Vedic hymns it is said, etasmād ātmanaḥ ākāśaḥ sambhūtaḥ. The sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul. Those who are egoistic in passion and ignorance cannot conceive of the Personality of Godhead. For them the sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul.