Adityanam aham vishnu jyotisham ravir amsuman, maricir marutam asmi nakshatranam aham shashi
Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among luminaries I am the radiant sun; among the Maruts I am Marichi; among the stars I am the moon. The Lord identifies Himself with the most glorious representative of each cosmic category — the teaching is that wherever excellence and splendour exist, God is present there.
- •The Lord manifests as the most excellent expression in every category
- •Recognising divine splendour in nature is a form of worship
- •The sun and moon are cosmic expressions of divine radiance