Monday, February 10, 2020

Hiranyagarbha (The Golden Egg)

Sanskrit Devanagari Calligraphy Lettering - Hiranyagarbha (The Golden Egg)

Hiranyagarbha

Sanskrit: हिरण्यगर्भ
Transliteration: Hiraṇyagarbha (IAST)
Translation: ““golden egg”; gold germ; the cosmic form of the self; cosmic womb; creator of the subtle universe
Definition: It is the thread or the subtle vesture. It is the form of all the individuals together or the only individual. (See Eka-Jīva-Vāda.) It is the seed of the universe. It is also known as Sūtrātman. The Rg Veda (X. 121) says, “Hiraṇyagarbha arose in the beginning; born, he was the lord of things existing.”

Reference:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press

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