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Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Verse 56 of 71
SB 3.26.56

निर्बिभेद विराजस्त्वग्रोमश्मश्र्वादयस्ततः तत ओषधयश्चासन्शिश्नं निर्बिभिदे ततः

nirbibheda virājas tvag- roma-śmaśrv-ādayas tataḥ tata oṣadhayaś cāsan śiśnaṁ nirbibhide tataḥ

Synonyms

nirbibhedaappeared; virājaḥof the universal form; tvakskin; romahair; śmaśrubeard, mustache; ādayaḥand so on; tataḥthen; tataḥthereupon; oṣadhayaḥthe herbs and drugs; caand; āsanappeared; śiśnamgenitals; nirbibhideappeared; tataḥafter this..

Translation

Then the universal form of the Lord, the virāṭa-puruṣa, manifested His skin, and thereupon the hair, mustache and beard appeared. After this all the herbs and drugs became manifested, and then His genitals also appeared.

Purport

The skin is the site of the touch sensation. The demigods who control the production of herbs and medicinal drugs are the presiding deities over the tactile sense.

Verse 56 of 71
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