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THE THREE SEXES
rise of inauspicious name karma, they are neither men nor women, but they belong to the neuter sex. The infernal beings and the spontaneously generated organisms are of the neuter sex only. In their case, there is not even the slightest pleasure derived by men and women from sweet sound, smell, colour (form), taste and touch.
If it is determined thus, it would imply that the mundane beings other than these are of three sexes. Where there is no neuter sex at all, that is mentioned next.
aat: Na devāh
(51) 51. The celestial beings are not (of neuter sex)..
The celestial beings enjoy rare pleasures attaching to the two sexes (male and female) on account of their condition of existence. Hence there is no neuter sex among them.
How many signs are there among the rest ? शेषास्त्रिवेदाः
II 9 II Seşāstrivedāḥ
(52) 52. The rest are of three sexes (signs).
Those among whom there are three sexes are of three sexes. What are the three sexes? These are masculine, feminine and common (neuter). How are these established? That which is felt is veda. It means sign. It is of two kinds, physical and psychical. The physical sign is accomplished by the rise of name karmas of the nuclei, the genitals (membrum virile), etc.
The psychical sign is accomplished by the rise of the quasipassions. That being, in whom conception occurs on the rise of female-feeling karmas, is a woman. That being, who generates children, is a man. That being, who is devoid of these two capacities, is a eunuch. These are also words of traditional usage. In such words action is intended merely for the purpose of derivation. For instance, that which goes is a cow. Otherwise, if conceiving, generating, etc. be considered essential, the young and the old among animals and human beings, the celestial beings and those in transit with karmic bodies,
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