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॥ श्री ॥rahasya

Prādhānika Rahasya, Verse 28

Ṛṣi Medhas

Verses
31
Minutes
12
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advanced

Verse 28

Verse 28

अण्डमध्ये प्रधानादि कार्यजातमभून्नृप। महाभूतात्मकं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥ २८ ॥

aṇḍamadhyē pradhānādi kāryajātamabhūnnṛpa | mahābhūtātmakaṁ sarvaṁ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam || 28 ||

Translation

Within the egg, O king, arose all that is produced, beginning with pradhāna: the whole world of moving and unmoving beings, made of the great elements.

Word by word

aṇḍamadhyē
within the egg
pradhānādi
beginning with pradhāna
kāryajātam
all that is produced
abhūt
arose
nṛpa
O king
mahābhūtātmakam
made of the great elements
sarvam
the whole
jagat
world
sthāvarajaṅgamam
of moving and unmoving beings

Meaning

From primal nature come intellect, the elements and every living and lifeless thing.