Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सामान्यं कठिनीकृत्य चाण्डमुत्पादयेत्ततः / विभिद्याण्डं ततो ह्यण्डे भावयेत्परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

sāmānyaṃ kaṭhinīkṛtya cāṇḍamutpādayettataḥ / vibhidyāṇḍaṃ tato hyaṇḍe bhāvayetparameśvaram

Translation

بعد أن يُثَبَّتَ أولًا الحالُ الأوّليُّ غيرُ المتمايز حتى يصيرَ صلبًا، فليُنشِئْ عندئذٍ «البيضةَ الكونية» (أَنْدَه). ثم إذا شقَّ تلك البيضةَ، فليتأمّلِ الربَّ الأعلى (باراميشڤرا) في داخلها عينِها، بوصفه الحاكمَ الباطنَ الساكنَ فيها.

Word by Word

• सामान्यम्: the common (state/element)
• सामान्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• कठिनीकृत्य: having hardened
• कठिनीकृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कठिनी√कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययीभाव-भावे कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अण्डम्: the cosmic egg
• अण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्पादयेत्: should produce
• उत्पादयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्√पद्/उत्पादय् (धातु; causative of √पद्/√भू-भावार्थ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थ-प्रयोग (then/from that)

• विभिद्य: having split
• विभिद्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि√भिद् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययीभाव-भावे कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• अण्डम्: the egg
• अण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic/indeed)

• अण्डे: in the egg
• अण्डे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भावयेत्: should contemplate/visualize
• भावयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) causative भावय्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परमस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation proceeds from the unmanifest to the manifest; the Supreme Lord is to be realized as the inner ruler within the cosmos and within contemplation.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner controller) and the relation of nirguṇa/avyakta to saguṇa manifestation; Brahman immanent in nāma-rūpa.

Application: Use the cosmogonic visualization as a dhyāna-krama: move from formlessness to form, then fix awareness on the Lord as the indwelling presence rather than external object.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.13-16 (Vāsudeva-dhyāna and emanations; nyāsa sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Parameshvara

FAQs

What is the importance of the cosmic egg (Brahmāṇḍa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents the Brahmāṇḍa as the structured emergence of creation from an undifferentiated state, emphasizing that the universe is not merely material but a locus for contemplating the Supreme Lord within it.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the cosmos as pervaded by Parameśvara; such contemplation supports a theistic worldview where liberation is aided by recognizing the Lord as immanent in creation, not separate from it.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a meditation cue: contemplate the universe as ordered and sacred, and cultivate remembrance of the Supreme as the inner ruler—supporting steadiness, humility, and dharmic living.