Text 67] Fundamental Principles of Material Nature 1127

Cosmic Being refused to get up even then. The god predominating over
water entered His organ of generation with the faculty of procreation,
but the virdta-purusa still would not rise.

TEXT 66

Te BATA aafaeaa fre |
wena aeat Aafagaat FTAA

gudam mrtyur apdnena
nodatisthat tada virat

hastav indro balenaiva
nodatisthat tada virat

gudam-— His anus; mrtyuh—the god of death; apanena—with the organ of
defecation; na—not; udatisthat—did arise; tada—even then; virat—the virata-
purusa; hastau—the two hands; indrah—Lord Indra; balena—with their
power to grasp and drop things; eva—indeed; na—not; udatisthat—did arise;
tada—even then; virat—the virata-purusa.

TRANSLATION

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

TEXT 67

froneta aot atafagact fae |
aan sifeta aAefaeaay FTE NGOlI

visnur gatyaiva caranau
nodatisthat tada virat

nadir nadyo lohitena
nodatisthat tada virat

visnuh—Lord Visnu;gatyd— with the faculty of locomotion;eva— indeed;
caranau—His two feet; na—not; udatisthat—did arise; tada—even then;
virat—the virata-purusa; nadih—His blood vessels; nadyah—the rivers or
