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SB 3.26.68

Devanāgarī

क्षुत्तृड्भ्यामुदरं सिन्धुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । हृदयं मनसा चन्द्रो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६८ ॥

Text

kṣut-tṛḍbhyām udaraṁ sindhur nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ hṛdayaṁ manasā candro nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ

Synonyms

kṣut-tṛḍbhyām—with hunger and thirst;udaram—His abdomen;sindhuḥ—the ocean or ocean-god;na—not;udatiṣṭhat—did arise;tadā—even then;virāṭ—thevirāṭ-puruṣa;hṛdayam—His heart;manasā—with the mind;candraḥ—the moon-god;na—not;udatiṣṭhat—did arise;tadā—even then;virāṭ—thevirāṭ-puruṣa..

Translation

The ocean entered His abdomen with hunger and thirst, but the Cosmic Being refused to rise even then. The moon-god entered His heart with the mind, but the Cosmic Being would not be roused.

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