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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.6.5
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 5
- romāṇy udbhijja-jātīnāṁ
- yair vā yajñas tu sambhṛtaḥ
- keśa-śmaśru-nakhāny asya
- śilā-lohābhra-vidyutām
romāṇihairs on the body — hairs on the body; udbhijjavegetables — vegetables; jātīnāmof the kingdoms — of the kingdoms; yaiḥby which — by which; vāeither — either; yajñaḥsacrifices — sacrifices; tubut — but; sambhṛtaḥparticularly served — particularly served; keśahairs on the head — hairs on the head; śmaśrufacial hair — facial hair; nakhāninails — nails; asyaof Him — of Him; śilāstones — stones; lohairon ores — iron ores; abhraclouds — clouds; vidyutāmelectricity — electricity.
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.
The polished nails of the Lord generate electricity, and the clouds rest on the hairs of His head. One can therefore collect all sorts of necessities of life from the person of the Lord, and therefore the Vedas affirm that everything that is produced is caused by the Lord. The Lord is the supreme cause of all causes.