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# Bhagavatapurana 2.6.4

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2.6.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.6.4)

tvag asya sparśavāyośca sarvamedhasya caiva hi /  
romāṇyudbhijjajātīnāṃ yairvā yajñastu sambhṛtaḥ //

> 4. His body (trunk) is the source of the essence of all things and of their beauty; His organ of Touch (Tvak) is the source of touch and Vayu, as also of all sacrifices.  
> — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

> 5. His hairs (on the body) are the root of the Vegetable Kingdom, \*i. e.\*, of all the trees and plants by which materials for sacrifices are furnished; His hairs, beards and nails are the source of rocks, iron, clouds and lightning.  
> — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.2.6.p5) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.2.6.4) — English, machine translation

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