निर्बिभेद विराजस्त्वग् रोमश्मश्र्वादयस्ततः ।
तत ओषधयश्चासन्शिश्नं निर्बिभिदे ततः ॥५६॥
Text
nirbibheda virājas tvag-
roma-śmaśrv-ādayas tataḥ
tata oṣadhayaś cāsan
śiśnaṁ nirbibhide tataḥ
Synonyms
nirbibheda—appeared; virajah—of the universal form; tvak—skin; roma—hair; śmaśru—beard, mustache; ādayaḥ—and so on; tatah—then; tatah—thereupon; oṣadhayaḥ—the herbs and drugs; ca—and; asan—appeared; śiśnam—genitals; nirbibhide—appeared; tatah—after this. ¶
Translation
Then the universal form of the Lord, the virāṭ-puruṣa, manifested His skin, and thereupon the hair, mustache and beard appeared. After this all the herbs and drugs became manifested, and then His genitals also appeared. ¶
Purport
The skin is the site of the touch sensation. The demigods who control the production of herbs and medicinal drugs are the deities presiding over the tactile sense. ¶