Bhagavatapurana 2.6.8
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2.6.8
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2.6.8
pāyuryamasya mitrasya parimokṣasya nārada /
hiṃsāyā nirṛtermṛtyornirayasya gudaṃ smṛtaḥ //
verse 1. D. *Vachah*—of speech and of what is conveyed by speech. verse 2. *V. Sarvasunam*—of all our Pranas. *D.* of all the Maruts. *V. Moda*—Pramoda. Pleasure and higher pleasure (of smell) *D.* of smell (good and bad.) verse 3. *D.—N. B.* His sense of seeing is the origin of the sense of seeing in others—similarly every sense and organ. *D. Disaam*—of the gods called Digdevatas. *Tirthanam*—of Sastras. verse 4. *D. Vastusaranam*—of the excellent things or of the strength or virtue of things. verse 5. *D. Romani* (रोमाणि)—the roots of hair. verse 6. *Saranasya*—of Moksha. 7.—8. Hari's foot is the source where all the desired things must be sought for; and His organ of generation, the source of water, seed, Sarga, Parjanya and Prajapati (i. e., the source of water, seminal fluid, creation, rain and Prajapati); and His faculty (power) of generation is the source of satisfaction leading to the joy of offspring. His anus is the source of Yama (the god of death), of Mittra the sun, and of the function of discharging, O Narada;
9. And His rectum is said to be the source of envy or harm (Himsa), ill-luck (Alakshmi), death and hell. His back is the source of Defeat, Vice and Ignorance.
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- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation