Shloka 19
नास्त्यण्डमस्ति तु ब्रह्मा स राजा लोकभावन: । इत्युक्त: स तदा तूष्णीमभूद् वायुस्ततो<5ब्रवीत्
nāsty aṇḍam asti tu brahmā sa rājā lokabhāvanaḥ | ity uktaḥ sa tadā tūṣṇīm abhūd vāyus tato 'bravīt ||
नास्त्यण्डमिति वस्तुतो न किञ्चिदस्ति; तथापि ब्रह्मा विद्यते—स एव राजा लोकभावनः। इत्युक्ते स कार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्तदा तूष्णीमभवत्; ततः पवनो देवः पुनरेव तमब्रवीत्।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts a rejected literal cosmological object (“aṇḍa,” the cosmic egg) with the affirmed principle of a creator (Brahmā) as the effective cause of the worlds, steering the listener from crude imagery to a more principled account of origination.
A claim is made that the ‘cosmic egg’ is not a real entity, yet Brahmā exists as world-producer. Kārtavīrya Arjuna becomes silent in response, and Vāyu resumes the dialogue, indicating an ongoing debate or instruction about creation.