त्वचं रोमभिरोषध्यो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । रेतसा शिश्नमापस्तु नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६५ ॥
tvacam romabhir osadhyo nodatisthat tada virat retasa sisnam apas tu nodatisthat tada virat
- tvacam
- the skin of the virat-purusa
- romabhih
- with the hair on the body
- osadhyah
- the deities presiding over the herbs and plants
- na
- not
- udatisthat
- did arise
- tada
- then
- virat
- the virat-purusa
- retasa
- with the faculty of procreation
- sisnam
- the organ of generation
- apah
- the water-god
- tu
- then
- na
- not
- udatisthat
- did arise
- tada
- then
- virat
- the virat-purusa.
The predominating deities of the skin, herbs and seasoning plants entered the skin of the virat-purusa with the hair of the body, but the Cosmic Being refused to get up even then. The god predominating over water entered His organ of generation with the faculty of procreation, but the virat-purusa still would not rise.