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Chapter 10: Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions

Verse 27 of 47
SB 2.10.27

उत्सिसृक्षोर्धातुमलं निरभिद्यत वै गुदम् ततः पायुस्ततो मित्र उत्सर्ग उभयाश्रयः

utsisṛkṣor dhātu-malaṁ nirabhidyata vai gudam tataḥ pāyus tato mitra utsarga ubhayāśrayaḥ

Synonyms

utsisṛkṣoḥdesiring to evacuate; dhātu-malamrefuse of eatables; nirabhidyatabecame open; vaicertainly; gudamthe evacuating hole; tataḥthereafter; pāyuḥthe evacuating sense organ; tataḥthereafter; mitraḥthe controlling demigod; utsargaḥthe substance evacuated; ubhayaboth; āśrayaḥshelter..

Translation

Thereafter, desiring to evacuate the refuse of eatables, the evacuating hole, anus, and the sensory organ thereof developed along with the controlling deity Mitra. The sensory organ and the evacuating substance are both under the shelter of the controlling deity.

Purport

Even in the matter of evacuating stool, the refuse is controlled, so how can the living entity claim to be independent?

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