Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तस्माद्द्विजाः सर्वमजस्य तस्य नियोगतश्चाण्डमभूदजाद्वै अजश् च अण्डादखिलं च तस्माज् ज्योतिर्गणैर्लोकमजात्मकं तत्

Transliteration

tasmāddvijāḥ sarvamajasya tasya niyogataścāṇḍamabhūdajādvai ajaś ca aṇḍādakhilaṃ ca tasmāj jyotirgaṇairlokamajātmakaṃ tat

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ, ആ അജൻ (അജന്മൻ) പരമേശ്വരന്റെ നിയോഗത്താൽ ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡരൂപമായ അണ്ഡം ഉത്ഭവിച്ചു. അജനിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ അണ്ഡം ജനിച്ചു; അണ്ഡത്തിൽ നിന്നു സമസ്ത വ്യക്ത ജഗത്തിന്റെ വിപുലത പിറന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ജ്യോതിര്‍ഗണങ്ങൾ അജസ്വരൂപമായ ആ ലോകത്തെ ക്രമപ്പെടുത്തി പ്രകാശനത്തിന് യോഗ്യമാക്കി.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmin sages)

• सर्वम्: all/entirety

• अजस्य: of the Unborn (Aja—Supreme Lord)

• तस्य: of that

• नियोगतः: by command/ordinance/impulsion

• च: and

• अण्डम्: the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• अभूत्: came to be/arose

• अजात्: from the Unborn

• वै: indeed

• अजः: the Unborn principle/Lord

• च: and

• अण्डात्: from the egg

• अखिलम्: all, the whole universe

• च: and

• तस्मात्: from that/thereafter

• ज्योतिः-गणैः: by multitudes of luminous beings/energies (radiant hosts)

• लोकम्: the world/realm of beings

• अज-आत्मकम्: having the Unborn as its essence

• तत्: that (universe).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aja (the Unborn Supreme, identified with Shiva as Pati)
• Brahmanda (Cosmic Egg)
• Jyotir-gana (hosts of luminous powers)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It grounds Linga worship in first principles: the Linga signifies the Unborn Pati (Shiva) from whose ordinance the brahmāṇḍa and all manifestation arise; worship returns the pashu (soul) to awareness of that unborn source beyond pasha (bondage).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is indicated as Aja—the Unborn, the ordering intelligence and sovereign cause whose niyoga (ordinance) brings forth the cosmic egg and whose essence pervades the world (ajātmaka).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata-oriented takeaway is emphasized: meditate on the universe as ajātmaka—rooted in the Unborn Pati—so the pashu loosens identification with the manifested egg and moves toward liberation from pasha.