Entering the earth, I sustain all beings with My energy; becoming the watery moon (soma), I nourish all vegetation. Shankara explains God's sustaining presence as Brahman's power pervading the material world. Ramanuja sees God actively entering and sustaining creation. The Bhakti tradition celebrates the Lord's intimate involvement in nourishing all life. Madhva explains this as real divine immanence — God genuinely pervades creation with sustaining energy. Abhinavagupta sees consciousness pervading all material reality, with Shakti's nurturing function sustaining all life at every level. Vallabha teaches that every fruit and herb draws life from God's energy, making eating an act of receiving grace. Tilak finds sanctification of labor: participation in agriculture and food production is participation in God's sustaining work. Vivekananda sees this as uniting science and spirituality — the forces sustaining life are expressions of divine energy, motivating environmental responsibility.