Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 60
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
शतत्रयं शताधिकं पंचपेशी शतानि च । सार्धाभिस्तिसृभिश्छन्नं समंताद्रोमकोटिभिः
śatatrayaṃ śatādhikaṃ paṃcapeśī śatāni ca | sārdhābhistisṛbhiśchannaṃ samaṃtādromakoṭibhiḥ
ഇതിൽ മൂന്നു നൂറ് ഒന്ന് അസ്ഥികളും, അഞ്ചു നൂറ് പേശികളും ഉണ്ട്; ശരീരം ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം സാഡെ മൂന്ന് കോടി രോമങ്ങളാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു।
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सार्धाभिस्तिसृभिश्छन्नम्→सार्धाभिः तिसृभिः छन्नम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि, श्चुत्व); समंतात्→समन्तात्; समंताद्रोमकोटिभिः→समन्तात् रोमकोटिभिः (द् + र)।
FAQs
The verse gives traditional Purāṇic counts for bodily components—bones (301), muscles (500), and hairs (three and a half crores)—as part of a didactic description of embodiment.
Not directly in this standalone verse; it is primarily anatomical/physical description. In broader Purāṇic contexts, such descriptions often support teachings on impermanence and detachment, which can complement devotional practice.
Large enumerations function rhetorically to convey vastness and complexity of the body and creation, reinforcing a sense of wonder and, often, the intended moral reflection on the transient, composite nature of embodied life.