The eighth creation is that of entities which distribute their nourishment horizontally and are of twenty-eight varieties. They have no concept of the future, are preoccupied only with food, understand their needs by smell, and are devoid of lengthy deliberation. Their nourishment is distributed horizontally. They are devoid of the knowledge of tomorrow, or future (avidaḥ). They are fixed in obtaining food only (bhuritamasaḥ). They understand what they want by smell. They are devoid of lengthy deliberation or meager power of reflection. Śruti says: athetareṣāṁ paśūnāṁ aśanāpipāse evābhivijṣānaṁ na vijṣātaṁ vadanti na vijṣātaṁ paśyanti na viduḥ śvastanaṁ na lokālokau Among the animals there is only knowledge of eating and drinking. They do not speak of what they discern, they do not inspect what they discern, they do not know tomorrow, they do not know the world and the next world. Bhuri-tamasaḥ can also mean that they have great anger. Ghrāṇa-jṣāḥ hṛdi can mean that they experience only objects dear to their heart. They are aware of eating and sleeping.