The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 205

p. 205

कोऽसौ नियुङ्क्ते तमजं पुराणं

In plain words

And who is this, who gives orders to the unborn, the ancient one?

Close to the Sanskrit

Who is that one who appoints him — the unborn, the ancient?