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Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Verse 66 of 71
SB 3.26.66

गुदं मृत्युरपानेन नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् हस्ताविन्द्रो बलेनैव नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट्

gudaṁ mṛtyur apānena nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ hastāv indro balenaiva nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ

Synonyms

gudam—His anus; mṛtyuḥ—the god of death; apānena—with the organ of defecation; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—even then; virāṭ—the virāṭa-puruṣa; hastau—the two hands; indraḥ—Lord Indra; balena—with their power to grasp and drop things; eva—indeed; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—even then; virāṭ—the virāṭa-puruṣa..

Translation

The god of death entered His anus with the organ of defecation, but the virāṭa-puruṣa could not be spurred to activity. The god Indra entered the hands with their power of grasping and dropping things, but the virāṭa-puruṣa would not get up even then.

Verse 66 of 71