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॥ श्रीदेव्युवाच ॥ उपदिष्टास्त्वया देव मंत्रास्सप्रणवा मताः ॥ तत्रादौ श्रोतुमिच्छामि प्रणवार्थं विनिश्चितम् ॥ २३॥
The goddess said:— O lord, you have discoursed on the Mantras including the Praṇava. There at the outset I wish to know the meaning of the Praṇava.
english translation
कथम्प्रणव उत्पन्नः कथं प्रणव उच्यते ॥ मात्राः कति समाख्याताः कथं वेदादिरुच्यते ॥ २२॥
How did Praṇava originate? How is Praṇava mentioned? How many Mātrās have been mentioned? How is it that it is called the initial mantra of the Vedas?
english translation
देवताः कति च प्रोक्ताः कथं वेदादिभावना॥ क्रियाः कतिविधाः प्रोक्ता व्याप्यव्यापकता कथम्॥ २३॥
How many deities are mentioned? What is the concept of the Vedas thereto? What types of rites are mentioned? What is their cause and what is their result?
english translation
ब्रह्माणि पंच मंत्रेऽस्मिन्कथं तिष्ठंत्यनुक्रमात्॥ कलाः कति समाख्याताः प्रपंचात्मकता कथम् ॥ २४॥
How do the five Brahmans stay in this mantra in their proper order? How many Kalās are enumerated? How is it the Ātman of the universe?
english translation
वाच्यवाचकसम्बन्धस्थानानि च कथं शिव ॥ कोऽत्राधिकारी विज्ञेयो विषयः क उदाहृतः ॥ २५॥
O Śiva, what is the link between the syllables and their meaning? What are the places of their articulation? Who is authorised in this? What is the theme?
english translation