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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.6.5

रोमाण्युद्भिज्जजातीनां यैर्वा यज्ञस्तु सम्भृत: । केशश्मश्रुनखान्यस्य शिलालोहाभ्रविद्युताम् ॥ ५ ॥
romāṇy udbhijja-jātīnāṁ
[romaany udbhijja-jaateenaam]
yair vā yajñas tu sambhṛtaḥ
[yair vaa yajnas tu sambhritah]
keśa-śmaśru-nakhāny asya
[kesha-shmashru-nakhaany asya]
śilā-lohābhra-vidyutām
[shilaa-lohaabhra-vidyutaam]
Word-for-word
romāṇi — hairs on the body udbhijja — vegetables jātīnām — of the kingdoms yaiḥ — by which vā — either yajñaḥ — sacrifices tu — but sambhṛtaḥ — particularly served keśa — hairs on the head śmaśru — facial hair nakhāni — nails asya — of Him śilā — stones loha — iron ores abhra — clouds vidyutām — electricity.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
romāṇy udbhijja-jātīnāṁ
romāṇi
hairs on the body
udbhijja
vegetables
jātīnām
of the kingdoms
yair vā yajñas tu sambhṛtaḥ
yaiḥ
by which
vā
either
yajñaḥ
sacrifices
tu
but
sambhṛtaḥ
particularly served
keśa-śmaśru-nakhāny asya
keśa
hairs on the head
śmaśru
facial hair
nakhāni
nails
asya
of Him
śilā-lohābhra-vidyutām
śilā
stones
loha
iron ores
abhra
clouds
vidyutām
electricity.
The hairs on His body are the cause of all vegetation, particularly of those trees which are required as ingredients for sacrifice. The hairs on His head and face are reservoirs for the clouds, and His nails are the breeding ground of electricity, stones and iron ores.
Purport

The polished nails of the Lord generate electricity, and the clouds rest on the hairs of His head. One can therefore collect all sorts of necessities of life from the person of the Lord, and therefore the Vedas affirm that everything that is produced is caused by the Lord. The Lord is the supreme cause of all causes.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From his body hairs arose all trees by which sacrifice is performed. From his hair and beard arose clouds and from his nails arose lightning, minerals and metals.
Commentary

From his hair arose all trees (udbhijja-jātīnām) by which sacrifice is undertaken and not other trees. From his hair arose clouds. It has already been said īśasya keśān vidur ambuvāhān: they know the Lord’s hair is the clouds. (SB 2.1.34) His beard is also the clouds because of similar color. His nails, shining brightly are said to be lightning, white and red minerals, and metals, because of similarity.

Related values & verses
Related verses
SB 2.1.34
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Vegetation, clouds, electricity, and minerals all spring from the Lord's body — the hairs, the head, the nails. Nature isn't a separate machine but His body's growth. Every necessity flows from Him.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'natural' resources do I take for granted as though they had no Source?
  • How can my gratitude reach as wide as the rain, the metals, and the trees I use?
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