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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.28

कुक्षि: समुद्रा गिरयोऽस्थिसङ्घा रोमाणि सर्वौषधिवीरुधस्ते । छन्दांसि साक्षात् तव सप्त धातव- स्त्रयीमयात्मन् हृदयं सर्वधर्म: ॥ २८ ॥
kukṣiḥ samudrā girayo ’sthi-saṅghā
[kukshih samudraa girayo ’sthi-sanghaa]
romāṇi sarvauṣadhi-vīrudhas te
[romaani sarvaushadhi-veerudhas te]
chandāṁsi sākṣāt tava sapta dhātavas
[chandaamsi saakshaat tava sapta dhaatavas]
trayī-mayātman hṛdayaṁ sarva-dharmaḥ
[trayee-mayaatman hridayam sarva-dharmah]
Word-for-word
kukṣiḥ — abdomen samudrāḥ — the oceans girayaḥ — the mountains asthi — bones saṅghāḥ — combination romāṇi — the hairs of the body sarva — all auṣadhi — drugs vīrudhaḥ — plants and creepers te — your chandāṁsi — 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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kukṣiḥ samudrā girayo ’sthi-saṅghā
kukṣiḥ
abdomen
samudrāḥ
the oceans
girayaḥ
the mountains
romāṇi sarvauṣadhi-vīrudhas te
asthi
bones
chandāṁsi sākṣāt tava sapta dhātavas
saṅghāḥ
combination
romāṇi
the hairs of the body
sarva
all
auṣadhi
drugs
vīrudhaḥ
plants and creepers
te
your
chandāṁsi
Vedic mantras
sākṣāt
directly
tava
your
trayī-mayātman hṛdayaṁ sarva-dharmaḥ
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.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O personification of the three Vedas! The seas are your abdomen, and the mountains are your bones. All herbs and plants are the hairs on your body, the Vedic meters are the seven dhātus of your body, and all dharma is your heart. O form of the three Vedas (trayi-mayātman)!
Personal Guidance
Seven seas as His belly, mountains as bones, plants as hair, Vedic religion as His heart's core. The most universal description is also the most intimate — every part of creation is His body, and dharma is His heartbeat.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in my daily environment do I see only matter rather than His body?
  • What does it mean to treat my dharmic practice as touching the very core of His heart?
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