Chapter 6
रोमाण्युद्भिज्जजातीनां यैर्वा यज्ञस्तु सम्भृत: । केशश्मश्रुनखान्यस्य शिलालोहाभ्रविद्युताम् ॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration
romāṇy udbhijja-jātīnāṁ yair vā yajñas tu sambhṛtaḥ keśa-śmaśru-nakhāny asya śilā-lohābhra-vidyutām
Synonyms (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.
Translation
“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.”