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Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 16

The Universal Form (Virāṭ-Puruṣa): The Lord’s Entry into the Elements, the Devas, and the Origin of Varṇāśrama

Devanagari script

निर्भिन्नान्यस्य चर्माणि लोकपालोऽनिलोऽविशत् । प्राणेनांशेन संस्पर्शं येनासौ प्रतिपद्यते ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

nirbhinnāny asya carmāṇi loka-pālo ’nilo ’viśat prāṇenāṁśena saṁsparśaṁ yenāsau pratipadyate

Translation

Als die Haut des kosmischen Leibes gesondert hervortrat, trat Anila, die Gottheit des Windes, mit einem Anteil der Tastkraft in sie ein; durch diese Prāṇa-Kraft erlangen die Wesen Tasterkenntnis.

Synonyms

निर्भिन्नानिsplit/opened

अस्यof him/of this (being)

चर्माणिskins/hides

लोकपालःthe guardian of the worlds (Lokapāla)

अनिलःWind (Anila)

अविशत्entered

प्राणेनby (his) vital breath

अंशेनby a portion/part

संस्पर्शम्touch

येनby which

असौhe/that one

प्रतिपद्यतेattains/experiences

Characters & Entities

Anila (Vāyu)

Virāṭ-puruṣa (Universal Form)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how the sense of touch is created?

In Canto 3, Chapter 6, the Bhagavatam explains that when the universal form’s skin becomes manifest, Anila (Vāyu) enters it, and through prāṇa the capacity for touch (saṁsparśa) arises.

Who is Anila in the Bhagavatam, and why does he enter the skin of the universal form?

Anila is Vāyu, the presiding deity of wind. He enters the skin of the virāṭ-puruṣa because prāṇa (vital air) is the divine principle that enables the embodied being to experience touch and contact.

How can this teaching about prāṇa and touch be applied in modern life?

It encourages mindful awareness of prāṇa—through regulated breathing and sense-control—so that sensory contact is experienced with clarity rather than impulsive attachment.