TEXTS 2628
vacam agnau savaktavyam
indre silpam karav api
padani gatya vayasi
ratyopastham prajapatau
mrtyau payum visargam ca
yatha-sthanam vinirdiset
diksu srotram sa-nadena
sparsenadhyatmani tvacam
rupani caksusa rajan
jyotisy abhinivesayet
apsu pracetasa jihvam
ghreyair ghranam ksitau nyaset
SYNONYMS
vacamspeech; agnauin the fire-god (the personified god controlling fire); sa-vaktavyamwith the subject matter of speaking; indreunto King Indra; silpamcraftsmanship or the capacity to work with the hands; karauas well as the hands; apiindeed; padanithe legs; gatyawith the power to move; vayasiunto Lord Visnu; ratyasexual desire; upasthamwith the genitals; prajapatauunto Prajapati; mrtyauunto the demigod known as Mrtyu; payumthe rectum; visargamwith its activity, evacuation; caalso; yatha-sthanamin the proper place; vinirdisetone should indicate; diksuunto different directions; srotramthe aural sense; sa-nadenawith sound vibration; sparsenawith touch; adhyatmaniunto the wind-god; tvacamthe sense of touch; rupaniform; caksusawith eyesight; rajanO King; jyotisiin the sun; abhinivesayetone should endow; apsuunto water; pracetasawith the demigod known as Varuna; jihvamthe tongue; ghreyaihwith the object of smell; ghranamthe power to smell; ksitauin the earth; nyasetone should give.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, the object of speech, along with the sense of speech [the tongue], should be bestowed upon fire. Craftsmanship and the two hands should be given to the demigod Indra. The power of movement and the legs should be given to Lord Visnu. Sensual pleasure, along with the genitals, should be bestowed upon Prajapati. The rectum, with the power of evacuation, should be bestowed, in its proper place, unto Mrtyu. The aural instrument, along with sound vibration, should be given to the deities presiding over the directions. The instrument of touch, along with the sense objects of touch, should be given to Vayu. Form, with the power of sight, should be bestowed upon the sun. The tongue, along with the demigod Varuna, should be bestowed upon water, and the power of smell, along with the two Asvini-kumara demigods, should be bestowed upon the earth.
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