Shloka 17
Daśa-lakṣaṇam: The Ten Topics, Virāṭ-Puruṣa Sense-Manifestation, and the Supreme Shelter (Āśraya)
प्राणेनाक्षिपता क्षुत् तृडन्तरा जायते विभो: । पिपासतो जक्षतश्च प्राङ्मुखं निरभिद्यत ॥ १७ ॥
prāṇenākṣipatā kṣut tṛḍ antarā jāyate vibhoḥ pipāsato jakṣataś ca prāṅ mukhaṁ nirabhidyata
ဗိရာဋ်-ပုရုရှ၏ ပရာဏလှုပ်ရှားမှုကြောင့် ဆာလောင်မှုနှင့် ရေငတ်မှု ပေါ်ပေါက်လာသည်။ သောက်လို၊ စားလို အလိုရှိသည့်အခါ ပါးစပ်သည် ဖွင့်လှစ်၍ ပေါ်ထွက်လာသည်။
The process by which all living beings in the womb of the mother develop their sense organs and sense perceptions appears to follow the same principles in the case of the virāṭ-puruṣa, the sum total of all living entities. Therefore the supreme cause of all generation is not impersonal or without desire. The desires for all kinds of sense perception and sense organs exist in the Supreme, and thus they take place in the individual persons. This desire is the nature of the supreme living being, the Absolute Truth. Because He has the sum total of all mouths, the individual living entities have mouths. Similarly with all other senses and sense organs. Here the mouth is the symbolic representation of all sense organs, for the same principles apply to the others also.
FAQs
This verse states that when prāṇa (the vital air) becomes active, hunger and thirst manifest within the living being as part of the unfolding of embodied life.
The verse explains the functional formation of the mouth as an organ meant for eating and drinking—arising when the impulses of thirst and appetite appear in the developing body.
It reminds one that bodily drives like hunger and thirst are natural functions of prāṇa and embodiment; recognizing this can support regulated living and spiritual focus rather than identity with impulses.