Prabhupada, London, September 26, 1969: […] Now, amongst all these planets, the sun planet is the chief. How the sun planet is chief? Practically we can see. Everyone, we can see that there are so many glittering planets, illuminating planets, at night, millions and millions, but still, there is darkness.
There is darkness at night. In spite of presentation of the moon and millions of other stars, still, you require light. But in the daytime, simply one planet, sunlight, oh, everything is dazzling light. Therefore it is called yac-caksur esa savita. Savita means this sun planet is the eye of God. Yac-caksur esa savita sakala-grahanam raja.
Raja means king. Sakala-grahanam, all other planets, it is the king. And actually, scientifically, it is true that due to the heat of the sun planet all other planets are rotating; otherwise they’ll fall down. But they’re floating in the air, in the sky, due to this sunlight. Anyone who knows science, he’ll admit, “Yes, that’s a fact.” And sun is the source of all energy in this material world.
All this vegetation, all living condition, minerals—there are so many things—this is due to the sun. So sun in the king of all planets, as it is stated in the Vedic literatures. That’s a fact. Asesa-tejah. Asesa-tejah means unlimited tejah. Tejah means temperature. Unlimited temperature. The sun temperature, you see… Of course, you have no experience here. In India we have got experience.
During summer season, when there is scorching heat, it is unbearable. You see? But the sun is ninety million miles or something like that away. Still, the temperature is so high. You see. And it is the estimation that so many millions of miles, if we go nearer to the sun, immediately we shall be burned into ashes, the temperature is so high.
Full Lecture
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
London, September 26, 1969
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According modern science there is a huge consistant combustion of chemicals on the sun. Question is, does the sun changes its weight when burning such huge amount of chemicals?
According scientists’ understanding when burning things we get ashes, the whole sun planet would get lighter and lighter. And, “The Sun’s orbit around the galaxy is about 220 km/s and thus its orbital period is about 240 million years.”
Would the sun be able to travel in the same orbit when changing weight?