Text 3] The Movements of the Living Entities 1315
TRANSLATION
On the first night, the semina and ovum mix, and on the fifth night the
mixture ferments into a bubble. On the tenth night it develops into a form
like a plum, and after that, gradually it turns into a lump of flesh or an
egg, as the case may be.
PURPORT
The body of the soul develops in four different ways according to its
different sources. One kind of body, that of the trees and plants, sprouts
from the earth; the second kind of body grows from perspiration, as with
flies, germs and bugs; the third kind of body develops from eggs; and the
fourth develops from an embryo. This verse indicates that after emulsifica-
tion of the ovum and semina, the body gradually develops either into a
lump of flesh or into an egg, as the case may be. In the case of birds it
develops into an egg, and in the case of animals and human beings it
develops into a lump of flesh.
TEXT 3
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areata erat fxr arena: | 3 I
masena tu siro dvabhyam
bahv-anghry-ady-anga-vigrahah
nakha-lomasthi-carmani
linga-cchidrodbhavas tribhih
madsena—within a month; tu—then; sirah—a head; dvabhyam—in two
months; bahu—arms; afghri—feet; ddi—and so on; ariga—limbs; vigrahah—
form; nakha—nails; loma—body hair; asthi—bones; carmani—and skin;
linga—organ of generation; chidra—apertures; udbhavah—appearance;
tribhih—within three months.
TRANSLATION
In the course of a month, a head is formed, and at the end of two
months, hands, feet and other limbs take shape. By the end of three
months, the nails, fingers, toes, body hair, bones and skin appear, as do
the organ of generation and the other apertures in the body, namely the
eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth and anus.
