संज्ञामूर्तिक्लृप्त्यधिकरणम् ८
संज्ञामूर्तिक्लृप्तिस्तु त्रिवृत्कुर्वत उपदेशात् ॥१७॥
द्वेवादिनामरूपव्यष्टिसृष्टिश्चतुर्मुखशरीरकात् परमात्मन एव, न केवल- चतुर्मुखात् ; ' नामरूपे व्याकरवाणि । तासां त्रिवृतं त्रिकृतमेकैकां करवाणि ' इति त्रिवृत्करणं कुर्वतो नामरूपव्याकरणोपदेशात् । त्रिवृत्करणं तु केवल- चतुर्मुखस्य न संभवति, त्रिवृत्कृतैस्तेजोऽबन्नैरण्डमुत्पाद्य पश्चाच्चतुर्मुखसृष्टे: ;
' तदण्डमभवद्धैमं सहस्रांशुसमप्रभम् ।
तस्मिन् जज्ञे स्वयं ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥ '
इत्यादिस्मृतेः ॥
SAMJNAMURTIKLPTYADHIKARANA 8
17. Sajnamurtiklptistu trivrtkurvata upadesat
But the assignment of the names and forms be-
longs to Him, who does Trivrtkarana (combining the
three elements); on account of the scriptural teaching.
The assignment of the names and forms such as gods etc. belongs to the Highest Self alone, who has for His body the four-faced god (the creator); and not to the four-faced god himself. This is so because the scriptural text teaches that the assignment of the names and forms was made by the same who did the Trivrtkarana (combining the three elements). The scriptural text is this-' Let me differentiate names and forms and let me make each of them as combination of the three elements' (Chand. VI-3-2). But the four-faced god cannot do himself the Trivrtkarana. First is created the egg- shaped universe out of fire, water, and food combined together. Subsequently the four-faced god is created. The Smrti text is this - ' That egg-shaped universe of golden colour
