Shloka 68

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

Tattva-vicāra

Devanagari script

क्षुत्तृड्भ्यामुदरं सिन्धुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । हृदयं मनसा चन्द्रो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

kṣut-tṛḍbhyām udaraṁ sindhur nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ hṛdayaṁ manasā candro nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ

Translation

Pumasok ang karagatan sa Kanyang tiyan kasama ang gutom at uhaw, ngunit hindi pa rin bumangon ang Virāṭ. Pumasok ang diyos ng buwan sa Kanyang puso kasama ang isip, ngunit hindi pa rin nagising ang Virāṭ.

Synonyms

• क्षुत्-तृड्भ्याम्: by hunger and thirst
• क्षुत्-तृड्भ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तृड्/तृष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (उभयपदयोः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• उदरम्: the belly
• उदरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिन्धुः: the ocean
• सिन्धुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• उदतिष्ठत्: arose
• उदतिष्ठत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विराट्: the Virāṭ
• विराट्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराज्/विराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हृदयम्: the heart
• हृदयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चन्द्रः: the Moon
• चन्द्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• उदतिष्ठत्: arose
• उदतिष्ठत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विराट्: the Virāṭ
• विराट्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराज्/विराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Devahuti
• Virat-Purusha
• Chandra

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the origin of the ocean and the moon?

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.

Why does the verse repeat that the Virāṭ did not arise even after these manifestations?

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.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

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.