līleyaṁ hari-medhasaḥ
ṣaḍ ime prākṛtāḥ sargā
vaikṛtān api me śṛṇu
rajo-bhājo bhagavato
līleyaṁ hari-medhasaḥ
These six creations arise from the Lord’s māyā-śakti, prakṛti. Now hear about the secondary creation arising. This is a pastime of Brahmā who possesses the Lord in his intelligence.
These six were generated from māyā-śakti. They are called prākṛtāḥ. He now describes the secondary creations (vaikṛtān) arising from Brahmā, the form of Brahmā representing all the universal elements (samaṣṭi-virāṭ). Brahmā has the Supreme Lord in his intelligence (medhasaḥ).
|| 3.10.19 ||
saptamo mukhya-sargas tu
ṣaḍ-vidhas tasthuṣāṁ ca yaḥ
vanaspaty-oṣadhi-latā-
tvaksārā vīrudho drumāḥ
The seventh creation is creation of immobile living beings, the first entities to be created by Brahmā. They are of six types: trees without flowers but fruit, annuals, creepers, bamboos, bushes and trees which have flowers and fruits.
Among the creation of immobile and moving creatures of the universe, the first (mukhya) creation is that of the immobile living beings (taṣṭhusām). Vanaspatayaḥ refers to those plants without flowers but having fruit. Osadhayaḥ refers to annual plants, perishing after a year. Latā refers to plants that need support to rise up. Tvaksārā refers to bamboo and other hollow plants. Vīrudhaḥ refers to plants which do not depend on support to rise because of stiffness of the trunk. Drumāḥ are those which give fruit through flowers.
|| 3.10.20 ||
utsrotasas tamaḥ-prāyā
antaḥ-sparśā viśeṣiṇaḥ
The plants distribute their nourishment upwards. They are almost unconscious, but have a feeling of pain within on being cut. They are not fixed in size and have unlimited variety.
Their general characteristics are described. They spread their nourishment upwards. Their consciousness is not evident (tamah-prāyāḥ). They feel pain within by being cut (antaḥ-sparśā). Their dimensions are not fixed, and they have unlimited variety (viśeṣinaḥ).
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