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SB 3.26.64

Devanāgarī

अक्षिणी चक्षुषादित्यो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । श्रोत्रेण कर्णौ च दिशो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६४ ॥

Text

akṣiṇī cakṣuṣādityo nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ śrotreṇa karṇau ca diśo nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ

Synonyms

akṣiṇī—His two eyes;cakṣuṣā—with the sense of sight;ādityaḥ—the sun-god;na—not;udatiṣṭhat—did arise;tadā—then;virāṭ—thevirāṭ-puruṣa;śrotreṇa—with the sense of hearing;karṇau—His two ears;ca—and;diśaḥ—the deities presiding over the directions;na—not;udatiṣṭhat—did arise;tadā—then;virāṭ—thevirāṭ-puruṣa..

Translation

The sun-god entered the eyes of the virāṭ-puruṣa with the sense of sight, but still the virāṭ-puruṣa did not get up. Similarly, the predominating deities of the directions entered through His ears with the sense of hearing, but still He did not get up.

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