Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.27
तिर्यङ्मानुषदेवानां सरीसृपपतत्त्रिणाम् ।
वद न: सर्गसंव्यूहं गार्भस्वेदद्विजोद्भिदाम् ॥ २७ ॥
tiryaṅ-mānuṣa-devānāṁ
[tiryan-maanusha-devaanaam]
sarīsṛpa-patattriṇām
[sareesripa-patattrinaam]
vada naḥ sarga-saṁvyūhaṁ
[vada nah sarga-samvyooham]
gārbha-sveda-dvijodbhidām
[gaarbha-sveda-dvijodbhidaam]
Word-for-word
tiryak
—
subhuman
mānuṣa
—
human beings
devānām
—
of the superhuman beings, or demigods
sarīsṛpa
—
reptiles
patattriṇām
—
of the birds
vada
—
kindly describe
naḥ
—
unto me
sarga
—
generation
saṁvyūham
—
specific divisions
gārbha
—
embryonic
sveda
—
perspiration
dvija
—
twice-born
udbhidām
—
of the plants, etc.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tiryaṅ-mānuṣa-devānāṁ
tiryak
subhuman
mānuṣa
human beings
devānām
of the superhuman beings, or demigods
sarīsṛpa-patattriṇām
sarīsṛpa
reptiles
patattriṇām
of the birds
vada naḥ sarga-saṁvyūhaṁ
vada
kindly describe
naḥ
unto me
sarga
generation
saṁvyūham
specific divisions
gārbha-sveda-dvijodbhidām
gārbha
embryonic
sveda
perspiration
dvija
twice-born
udbhidām
of the plants, etc.
Also please describe the living beings under different classifications: subhumans, humans, those born of the embryo, those born of perspiration, those who are twice-born [birds], and the plants and vegetables. Kindly describe their generations and subdivisions also.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Please describe the devatās, humans, animals, reptiles, birds and creatures born from wombs, perspiration, eggs and seeds, and the distribution of these creatures.
Saṁvyūham means distribution. Gārbha-ja means born from wombs, such as humans. Those born from perspiration are worms and stinging insects etc. Those born from eggs (dvi-ja) are birds. Those that germinate (udbhidām) are trees and shrubs.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Vidura asks about all classes of beings — animals, humans, embryo-born, sweat-born, birds, plants. A complete worldview accounts for every form of life, not only the ones convenient to us. Spiritual maturity widens the circle of concern.
Reflection Questions
- Which categories of life do I usually exclude from my moral imagination?
- How might learning the variety of births deepen my reverence for embodiment itself?
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