Shloka 29
Primordial Creation: From Brahman to the Cosmic Egg
स्वेदजांडमभूत्तस्य जरायुश्च महीधराः । गर्भोदकं समुद्राश्च तस्याभून्महदात्मनः
svedajāṃḍamabhūttasya jarāyuśca mahīdharāḥ | garbhodakaṃ samudrāśca tasyābhūnmahadātmanaḥ
De ce grand Être naquirent les œufs issus de la sueur ; de la membrane du sein surgirent les montagnes, et des eaux de gestation naquirent les océans.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अण्डम् + अभूत् + तस्य → अण्डमभूत्तस्य; जरायुḥ + च → जरायुश्च; तस्य + अभूत् → तस्याभूत्; अभूत् + महदात्मनः → अभून्महदात्मनः (द्→न् before म).
FAQs
It presents a mythic-cosmic origin: mountains arise from the jarāyu (womb-membrane), while oceans arise from garbhodaka (gestational waters).
“Svedaja” refers to beings or forms said to originate from sweat/heat-moisture; here it poetically describes a category of creation emerging as “eggs” from the cosmic source.
The verse primarily serves a cosmological function—depicting the universe as emerging from a single महानात्मन् (great-souled source)—encouraging contemplation of unity behind diverse forms.