निर्बिभेद विराजस्त्वग् रोमश्मश्र्वादयस्ततः ।
तत ओषधयश्चासन् शिश्नं निर्बिभिदे ततः ॥ ५६ ॥
nirbibheda-appeared; virajah-of the universal form; tvak-skin; roma-hair; smasru-beard, mustache; adayah-and so on; tatah-then; tatah-thereupon; osadhayah-the herbs and drugs; ca-and; asan-appeared; sisnam-genitals; nirbibhide-appeared; tatah-after this.
Then the universal form of the Lord, the virata-purusa, manifested His skin, and thereupon the hair, mustache and beard appeared. After this all the herbs and drugs became manifested, and then His genitals also appeared.
The skin is the site of the touch sensation. The demigods who control the production of herbs and medicinal drugs are the presiding deities over the tactile sense.