Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, 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
L’océan entra dans Son abdomen avec la faim et la soif, mais le Virāṭ ne se leva pas. Le dieu Lune entra dans Son cœur avec le mental, et pourtant le Virāṭ ne fut pas éveillé.
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.