Shloka 19
The Universal Form (Virāṭ-Puruṣa): The Lord’s Entry into the Elements, the Devas, and the Origin of Varṇāśrama
मेढ्रं तस्य विनिर्भिन्नं स्वधिष्ण्यं क उपाविशत् । रेतसांशेन येनासावानन्दं प्रतिपद्यते ॥ १९ ॥
meḍhraṁ tasya vinirbhinnaṁ sva-dhiṣṇyaṁ ka upāviśat retasāṁśena yenāsāv ānandaṁ pratipadyate
When the genitals of the cosmic form manifested separately, Prajāpati “Ka” (Kaśyapa) entered them in his own station. By a portion of the power of retas (semen), living beings experience the pleasure of union.
FAQs
In Canto 3, Chapter 6, verse 19, Śukadeva explains that when the reproductive organ of the Universal Form manifests, its presiding deity—named Ka—enters that domain, and through semen the embodied being experiences sensual pleasure.
‘Ka’ is a Vedic epithet used for a creator/presiding principle, commonly identified with Prajāpati/Brahmā in the context of cosmic creation and the administration of bodily functions.
The verse frames bodily pleasure as a function governed within cosmic order; a devotee can apply this by cultivating self-restraint and remembering that the body’s drives are subordinate to higher spiritual purpose (bhakti and dharma).