Verse 1
Bahvricha
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
देवी ह्येकाग्र एवासीत् । सैव जगदण्डम् असृजत् । कामकलेति विज्ञायते । शृङ्गारकलेति विज्ञायते ॥१॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
देवी । हि । एक-अग्रे । एव । आसीत् । सा । एव । जगत्-अण्डम् । असृजत् । काम-कला । इति । विज्ञायते । शृङ्गार-कला । इति । विज्ञायते ॥१॥
IAST Transliteration
devī hy ekāgre evāsīt | saiva jagadaṇḍam asṛjat | kāmakaleti vijñāyate | śṛṅgārakaleti vijñāyate ||1||
Translation
आदि काळी देवीच एकमेव, एकाग्र स्वरूपात होती। तिनेच जगदंड—ब्रह्मांड—निर्मिले। ती ‘कामकला’ म्हणून ओळखली जाते; ती ‘शृंगारकला’ म्हणूनही ओळखली जाते॥१॥
Academic Translation
Indeed, the Goddess alone existed in the beginning. She herself created the cosmic egg. She is known as “Kāmakalā”; she is known as “Śṛṅgārakalā.”
Verse Context
Śakti as Brahman (cosmic causality; manifestation from the One)Mahavakya: Supports the purport of “Aham brahmāsmi” by identifying the ultimate reality as the one consciousness-power (Śakti) prior to creation; also aligns with “Prajnānam brahma” (consciousness as ultimate).RigBāṣkala (Bahvṛca/R̥gveda tradition) ShakhaChandas: Prose