जगदाद्यङ्कुरं यत्रतत्रस्थमपि मुञ्चति । जगतः पञ्चकं बीजं पञ्चकस्य चिदव्यया ॥ ९ ॥
jagadādyaṅkuraṁ yatratatrasthamapi muñcati | jagataḥ pañcakaṁ bījaṁ pañcakasya cidavyayā || 9 ||
Translation
Wherever it stands, it puts forth the sprout of the world; the seed of the world is the five, and the seed of the five is imperishable awareness.
Word by word
- jagad
- (jagat) of the world
- ādi
- first
- aṅkuraṁ
- the sprout
- yatratatrastham
- wherever it stands
- api
- even
- muñcati
- puts forth
- jagataḥ
- of the world
- pañcakaṁ
- the five
- bījaṁ
- the seed
- pañcakasya
- of the five
- cid
- (cit) awareness
- avyayā
- imperishable
Meaning
The commentary: wherever it is, it gives out the sprout of the world; the five subtle elements are the world's seed, and the seed of the five is the imperishable Self of awareness. "Puts forth", muñcati, is literally "lets go": the commentary notes that it both lets go of the sprout and produces it, as a seed does. The chain of the last sarga is restated in a line.