Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 18
भ्रुवौ च संध्ययोस्तेजः श्रवणावनिलस्य च । अन्येषां चैव देवानां सम्भवस्तेजसां शिवा ॥ १८ ॥
bhruvau ca sandhyayōstējaḥ śravaṇāvanilasya ca | anyēṣāṁ caiva dēvānāṁ sambhavastējasāṁ śivā || 18 ||
Translation
'Her two eyebrows became from the radiance of the two Sandhyās (twilights). Her two ears from the radiance of the wind god (Vāyu). And the auspicious Goddess (Śivā) became the manifestation of the radiances of all the other gods as well.'
Word by word
- bhruvau
- the two eyebrows
- ca
- and
- sandhyayōḥ
- of the two Sandhyās (twilights)
- tējaḥ
- the radiance
- śravaṇau
- the two ears
- anilasya
- of Anila (the wind god, Vāyu)
- anyēṣām
- of the other
- eva
- indeed
- dēvānāṁ
- gods
- sambhavaḥ
- the origin, manifestation
- tējasām
- of the radiances
- śivā
- the auspicious one (the Goddess)
Meaning
The final details are added: her eyebrows from the Sandhyās, representing beauty and transition; her ears from Vāyu, symbolizing perception; and her entire being (śivā) as the unified manifestation of all divine energies.