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It is only because of the sun that we can understand which places are for material enjoyment, which are for liberation, which are hellish and subterranean

Expressions researched:
"It is also only because of the sun that we can understand which places are for material enjoyment, which are for liberation, which are hellish and subterranean"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 5

O King, the sun-god and the sun planet divide all the directions of the universe. It is only because of the presence of the sun that we can understand what the sky, the higher planets, this world and the lower planets are. It is also only because of the sun that we can understand which places are for material enjoyment, which are for liberation, which are hellish and subterranean.
SB 5.20.45, Translation:

O King, the sun-god and the sun planet divide all the directions of the universe. It is only because of the presence of the sun that we can understand what the sky, the higher planets, this world and the lower planets are. It is also only because of the sun that we can understand which places are for material enjoyment, which are for liberation, which are hellish and subterranean.

Page Title:It is only because of the sun that we can understand which places are for material enjoyment, which are for liberation, which are hellish and subterranean
Compiler:MadhuGopaldas
Created:11 of May, 2012
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1