Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 7 Verse 28

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.28

kukṣiḥ samudrā girayo 'sthi-sańghā

romāṇi sarvauṣadhi-vīrudhas te

chandāḿsi sākṣāt tava sapta dhātavas

trayī-mayātman hṛdayaḿ sarva-dharmaḥ

SYNONYMS

kukṣiḥ — abdomen; samudrāḥ — the oceans; girayaḥ — the mountains; asthi — bones; sańghāḥ — combination; romāṇi — the hairs of the body; sarva — all; auṣadhi — drugs; vīrudhaḥ — plants and creepers; te — your; chandāḿsi — Vedic mantras; sākṣāt — directly; tava — your; sapta — seven; dhātavaḥ — layers of the body; trayī-maya-ātman — O three Vedas personified; hṛdayam — core of the heart; sarva-dharmaḥ — all kinds of religion.

TRANSLATION

O lord, you are the three Vedas personified. The seven seas are your abdomen, and the mountains are your bones. All drugs, creepers and vegetables are the hairs on your body, the Vedic mantras like Gāyatrī are the seven layers of your body, and the Vedic religious system is the core of your heart.

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