Shloka 58
Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas
वायोरभूत्ततो रूपं तस्मात्तेजो व्यजायत । तेजसस्तु रसस्तस्मादापः समभवन्सति ॥ ५८ ॥
vāyorabhūttato rūpaṃ tasmāttejo vyajāyata | tejasastu rasastasmādāpaḥ samabhavansati || 58 ||
వాయువు నుండి రూపం ఉద్భవించింది; దానినుండి తేజస్సు (అగ్ని తత్త్వం) జన్మించింది. తేజస్సు నుండి రసం పుట్టి, దానినుండి ఆపః—జలము—ప్రాదుర్భవించింది.
Traditional dialogue attribution: Sanatkumara instructing Narada (cosmological tattva sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a Purāṇic tattva-utpatti chain showing how the manifest world unfolds in ordered stages—helping the seeker see creation as a structured emergence rather than randomness, and thereby cultivate detachment and discernment.
By depicting the cosmos as a dependent sequence of manifestations, it implicitly points to a higher source beyond the elements; bhakti turns the mind from the changing products (form, fire, water) toward the unchanging Lord who stands as the ultimate ground of creation.
This verse is primarily cosmological rather than a direct Vedāṅga rule; however, its elemental framework supports ritual reasoning in Kalpa (how fire and water function in yajña and purification) and aligns with traditional tattva discussions used in Vedic exegesis.