spider

 
Nārada compared the position of Brahmā to the self-sufficiency of the spider, who creates its own field of activities without any other\'s help by employment of its own energetic creation of saliva.
The best example of self-sufficiency is the sun. The sun does not require to be illuminated by any other body. Rather, it is the sun which helps all other illuminating agents, for in the presence of the sun no other illuminating agent becomes prominent. Narada compared the position of Brahma with the self-sufficiency of the spider, who creates its own field of activities without any other's help by employment of its own energetic creation of saliva.    (More...)

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