यदेतदग्नीषोमाख्यं तत्तदाभासनिर्मितम् । तत्त्वं विजयते तस्य विभोः शिवलक्षणम् ॥ १ ॥
अग्नीषोममयं विश्वं तच्चैतदुभयात्मकम् । प्रकाशानन्दसारं तज्जयेच्छक्तिद्वयात्मकम् ॥ २ ॥
अग्नीषोमात्मकं रूपं मुक्तामपि न मुञ्चति । सर्वज्ञत्वं च यत्तस्य तृप्तिश्चाव्यग्रलक्षणम् ॥ ३ ॥
तस्मादनुत्तरं रूपं यदग्नीषोममर्दनम् । शक्तयो यत्र विलीनास्तद्वन्दे शाम्भवं पदम् ॥ ४ ॥
भक्षकोऽग्निः स्मृतो लोके भोज्यं सोम इति स्थितिः । अग्नीषोममयं विश्वमिति भोक्तृप्रकाशनम् ॥ ५ ॥
यथाग्निः समिधः प्राप्य ज्वलत्येव सविस्तरम् । तथा ग्राह्यं समासाद्य प्रकाशोऽयमुज्जृम्भते ॥ ६ ॥
एवमग्निर्महानेष बोधलक्षण उच्यते । विश्वं यस्यैतदखिलं हविर्भावेन कल्पितम् ॥ ७ ॥
यथाग्निरिध्मसापेक्षस्तथा बोधोऽप्ययं विभुः । ज्ञेयसापेक्षतां यातः प्रकाशत्वेन भासते ॥ ८ ॥
स सोमो ज्ञेयतामभ्येति प्रकाशाप्यायितः पुनः । प्रकाशस्य च सा पूर्णता यज्ज्ञेयाप्यायनं प्रति ॥ ९ ॥
तस्माज्ज्ञेयं प्रकाशश्च द्वयमेतन्न भिद्यते । अग्नीषोममयं तस्मात्तत्त्वमेकमवस्थितम् ॥ १० ॥
अग्नीषोममयीं जुह्वदवस्थां तत्र तत्र यः । विभोराराधनपरः स धन्यः कोऽपि जायते ॥ ११ ॥
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Glory to that all-pervading Reality characterized as Shiva, which is called Agni and Soma, and which is constructed from their various manifestations.
The entire universe is composed of Agni and Soma; it consists of both these natures. Glory to that which is the essence of Light and Bliss, and whose nature is the union of these two Shaktis.
This form, consisting of Agni and Soma, does not leave even the liberated soul; it is manifested as the Lord’s omniscience and His state of unwavering contentment.
Therefore, I bow to that state of Shambhu where the supreme form is the union of Agni and Soma, and wherein all individual powers are dissolved.
It is traditionally held that Agni is the Devourer and Soma is the Food. The statement "the universe consists of Agni and Soma" refers to the manifestation of the Enjoyer.
Just as fire, upon reaching fuel, blazes up and expands, so too this Light of Consciousness expands and flashes forth upon reaching an object of perception.
Thus, this great Agni is said to be the nature of Awareness, for which this entire universe is conceived as the sacrificial offering.
Just as fire depends upon fuel, so too this all-pervading Awareness, having come to depend upon the object of knowledge, shines forth as Light.
That object of knowledge becomes "Soma" when it is nourished by the Light; and the fullness of the Light consists in its act of nourishing that object.
Therefore, the object of knowledge and the Light of awareness—these two are not different. Thus, they remain as a single Reality consisting of Agni and Soma.
Blessed is that rare soul who, devoted to the worship of the All-pervading Lord, offers every state of Agni and Soma into the fire of the Divine at every moment.
Agni-Soma Vibhuti Stotra, Shivastotravali II:1-11
-by Utpalacharya (10th century CE)
