Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 27
Daśa-lakṣaṇam: The Ten Topics, Virāṭ-Puruṣa Sense-Manifestation, and the Supreme Shelter (Āśraya)
उत्सिसृक्षोर्धातुमलं निरभिद्यत वै गुदम् । तत: पायुस्ततो मित्र उत्सर्ग उभयाश्रय: ॥ २७ ॥
utsisṛkṣor dhātu-malaṁ nirabhidyata vai gudam tataḥ pāyus tato mitra utsarga ubhayāśrayaḥ
پھر جب بھگوان نے خوراک کے فضلے کو خارج کرنے کی خواہش کی تو گُد اور پائو اندریہ ظاہر ہوئے، اور ان کے ادھیدیوَتا مِتر بھی نمودار ہوئے؛ اندریہ اور خارج ہونے والا مادہ دونوں اسی کے سہارے ہیں۔
Even in the matter of evacuating stool, the refuse is controlled, so how can the living entity claim to be independent?
FAQs
This verse states that when the universal being desired evacuation, the anus and the organ of evacuation manifested, along with Mitra as the presiding deity—showing that bodily functions are supported by both the physical organ and the divine governance (adhidaiva).
Mitra is named as the presiding deity connected with the function of discharge, indicating that even routine bodily processes operate under higher cosmic administration, not merely material mechanics.
It cultivates humility and gratitude: recognizing the body’s functions as regulated by a higher order encourages cleanliness, self-discipline, and remembrance that the body is an instrument under divine law.