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Shloka 58

Sāṅkhya: Categories of the Absolute Truth and the Unfolding of Creation

Tattva-vicāra

हस्तौ च निरभिद्येतां बलं ताभ्यां तत: स्वराट् । पादौ च निरभिद्येतां गतिस्ताभ्यां ततो हरि: ॥ ५८ ॥

hastau ca nirabhidyetāṁ balaṁ tābhyāṁ tataḥ svarāṭ pādau ca nirabhidyetāṁ gatis tābhyāṁ tato hariḥ

បន្ទាប់មក ដៃទាំងពីរនៃរូបសកលរបស់ព្រះអម្ចាស់បានបង្ហាញ; ជាមួយនោះមានអំណាចក្នុងការចាប់យក និងលែងចោល ហើយបន្ទាប់មក ស្វារ៉ាត ឥន្ទ្រៈ បានបង្ហាញ។ បន្ទាប់ទៀត ជើងទាំងពីរបានបង្ហាញ; ជាមួយនោះមានចលនា ហើយបន្ទាប់មក ហរិ (វិષ્ણុ) បានបង្ហាញ។

hastau(two) hands
hastau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothasta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
nirabhidyetāmwere split open / manifested
nirabhidyetām:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnir-√bhid (भिद् धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)
balamstrength
balam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
tābhyāmby those two (hands)
tābhyām:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)
tataḥtherefrom, then
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण), ablatival sense: 'therefrom/then'
svarāṭthe self-ruler (the Lord)
svarāṭ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsvarāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
pādau(two) feet
pādau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpāda (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
nirabhidyetāmwere split open / manifested
nirabhidyetām:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnir-√bhid (भिद् धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)
gatiḥmovement, locomotion
gatiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgati (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
tābhyāmby those two (feet)
tābhyām:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)
tataḥtherefrom, then
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण), 'therefrom/then'
hariḥHari (the Lord)
hariḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

The deity presiding over the hands is Indra, and the presiding deity of movement is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu appeared on the appearance of the legs of the virāṭ-puruṣa.

S
Svarāṭ
H
Hari

FAQs

In Bhagavatam 3.26.58, Lord Kapila explains that the hands manifest and with them strength for action, and the feet manifest and with them the capacity for movement—enabled by the Supreme Lord, Hari.

To emphasize that the organs and their powers do not arise independently; the Supreme Lord remains the ultimate, self-governing source who empowers embodied life to act and move.

Recognize your abilities (work and mobility) as gifts empowered by Hari, and redirect them toward devotional service—using hands for service and feet to go toward satsanga, temple, and dharmic duties.