Shloka 68
Sāṅkhya: Categories of the Absolute Truth and the Unfolding of Creation
Tattva-vicāra
क्षुत्तृड्भ्यामुदरं सिन्धुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । हृदयं मनसा चन्द्रो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६८ ॥
kṣut-tṛḍbhyām udaraṁ sindhur nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ hṛdayaṁ manasā candro nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
The ocean entered His abdomen with hunger and thirst, yet the Virāṭ would not rise. The moon-god entered His heart with the mind, but the Cosmic Being was still not roused.
FAQs
This verse states that the ocean manifests from the abdomen of the Virāṭ-Puruṣa, and the moon manifests from the mind that appears along with the heart during cosmic creation.
It emphasizes the step-by-step unfolding of creation—elements and presiding forms appear sequentially, yet the full activation of the universal form is described as occurring only after further stages are completed.
It encourages patience and faith in gradual progress: even when some “parts” of growth appear (resources, emotions, mental capacity), full maturity often comes only after all necessary stages develop.