गुदं मृत्युरपानेन नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ।
हस्ताविन्द्रो बलेनैव नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥६६॥
Text
gudaṁ mṛtyur apānena
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
hastāv indro balenaiva
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
Synonyms
gudam—His anus; mṛtyuḥ—the god of death; apānena—with the organ of defecation; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—even then; virāṭ—the virāṭ-puruṣa; hastau—the two hands; indrah—Lord Indra; balena—with their power to grasp and drop things; eva—indeed; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—even then; virāṭ—the virāṭ-puruṣa. ¶
Translation
The god of death entered His anus with the organ of defecation, but the virāṭ-puruṣa could not be spurred to activity. The god Indra entered the hands with their power of grasping and dropping things, but the virāṭ-puruṣa would not get up even then. ¶