Text 61]
Fundamental Principles of Material Nature
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PURPORT
The ocean is considered to be the presiding deity of the abdomen, where the feelings of hunger and thirst originate. When there is an irregularity in hunger and thirst, one is advised, according to Āyur-vedic treatment, to take a bath in the ocean.
TEXT 61
मनसश्चन्द्रमा जातो बुद्धिर्बुद्धेर्गिरां पतिः । अहङ्कारस्ततो रुद्रश्चित्तं चैत्यस्ततोऽभवत् ॥६१॥
manasaś candramā jāto buddhir buddher girām patiḥ ahaṅkāras tato rudraś cittam caityas tato 'bhavat
manasaḥ —from the mind;  candramāḥ —the moon;  jātaḥ —appeared;  buddhiḥ —intelligence;  buddheḥ —from intelligence;  girām patiḥ —the Lord of speech (Brahmā);  ahaṅkāraḥ —false ego;  tataḥ —then;  rudraḥ —Lord Śiva;  cittam —consciousness;  caityaḥ —the deity presiding over consciousness;  tataḥ —then;  abhavat —appeared.
TRANSLATION
After the mind, the moon appeared. Intelligence appeared next, and after intelligence, Lord Brahmā appeared. Then the false ego appeared and then Lord Śiva, and after the appearance of Lord Śiva came consciousness and the deity presiding over consciousness.
PURPORT
The moon appeared after the appearance of mind, and this indicates that the moon is the presiding deity of mind. Similarly, Lord Brahmā, appearing after intelligence, is the presiding deity of intelligence, and Lord Śiva, who appears after false ego, is the presiding deity of false ego. In other words, it is indicated that the moon-god is in the mode of goodness, whereas Lord Brahmā is in the mode of passion, and Lord Śiva is in the mode of ignorance. The appearance of consciousness after the appearance of false ego indicates that, from the beginning, material consciousness is