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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.45
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 45
- tasyoṣṇig āsīl lomabhyo
- gāyatrī ca tvaco vibhoḥ
- triṣṭum māṁsāt snuto 'nuṣṭub
- jagaty asthnaḥ prajāpateḥ
tasyahis — his; uṣṇikone of the Vedic meters — one of the Vedic meters; āsītgenerated — generated; lomabhyaḥfrom the hairs on the body — from the hairs on the body; gāyatrīthe principal Vedic hymn — the principal Vedic hymn; caalso — also; tvacaḥfrom the skin — from the skin; vibhoḥof the Lord — of the Lord; triṣṭupa particular type of poetic meter — a particular type of poetic meter; māṁsātfrom the flesh — from the flesh; snutaḥfrom the sinews — from the sinews; anuṣṭupanother type of poetic meter — another type of poetic meter; jagatīanother type of poetic meter — another type of poetic meter; asthnaḥfrom the bones — from the bones; prajāpateḥof the father of the living entities — of the father of the living entities.
Thereafter the art of literary expression, uṣṇik, was generated from the hairs on the body of the almighty Prajāpati. The principal Vedic hymn, gāyatrī, was generated from the skin, triṣṭup from the flesh, anuṣṭup from the veins, and jagatī from the bones of the lord of the living entities.