Shloka 21
शब्दब्रह्मतनुवर्णनम् — Description of the Form of Śabda-Brahman
उकारयोनौ निःक्षिप्तमवर्द्धत समंततः । सौवर्णमभवच्चांडमावेद्य तदलक्षणम्
ukārayonau niḥkṣiptamavarddhata samaṃtataḥ | sauvarṇamabhavaccāṃḍamāvedya tadalakṣaṇam
Cast into the womb of the syllable “U,” it expanded on every side. Then a golden cosmic egg came into being, revealing the characteristic marks of That primeval principle.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Mantra: उकारयोनौ निःक्षिप्तमवर्द्धत समंततः । सौवर्णमभवच्चांडमावेद्य तदलक्षणम्
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: hiraṇyāṇḍa/hiraṇyagarbha motif—cosmic egg formation
FAQs
It links creation to sacred sound: from the “U” principle arises the expanding cosmos, and the golden egg signifies ordered manifestation that still points back to the Supreme reality (Pati) beyond the created forms.
The cosmic egg is a symbol of the manifested universe (Saguna realm). Linga-worship trains the mind to see all manifestation as resting in Shiva—the sign (liṅga) that indicates the formless source even while appearing with form.
Meditate on Oṁ as the seed of manifestation—especially its “U” movement of expansion—then offer that awareness into Shiva through japa of “Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting the mind return from the created expanse to the inner source.