and that art the fire into which is poured the butter
inspired with mantras[1411] Salutations to thee that
art of the form of (sacrificial) Ritwijes, that hast
thy senses under control, that art made of Sattwa,
and that hast Rajas also in thy make. Salutations
to thee that art of the banks of Rivers, of Rivers
themselves, and of the lord of all Rivers (viz., the
Ocean)! Salutations to thee that art the giver
of food, that art the lord of all food, and that art
identical with him that takes food! Salutations
to thee that hast a thousand heads and a thousand feet-,
to thee that hast a thousand tridents uplifted in
thy hands, and a thousand eyes! Salutations to
thee that art of the form of the rising Sun, and that
art of the form of a child, that art the protector
of attendants all of whom are of the form of children,[1412]
and that art, besides, of the form of children’s
toys. Salutations to thee that art old, that art
covetous, that art already agitated, and that art
about to be agitated. Salutations to thee that
hast locks of hair marked by the current of the Ganges,
and that hast locks of hair resembling blades of Munja
grass! Salutations to thee that art gratified
with the six (well-known) acts, and that art devoted
to the performance of the three acts.[1413] Salutations
to thee that hast assigned the duties of the respective
modes of life. Salutations to thee that deservest
to, be praised in sounds, that art of the form of
sorrow, and that art of the form of deep and confused
noise. Salutations to thee that hast eyes both
white and tawny, as also dark and red. Salutations
to thee that hast conquered thy vital breaths, that
art of the form of weapons, that rivest all things,
and that art exceedingly lean. Salutations to
thee that always discoursest of Religion, Pleasure,
Profit, and Emancipation. Salutations to thee
that art a Sankhya, that art the foremost of Sankhyas,
and that art the introducer of the Sankhya-Yoga.[1414]
Salutations to thee that hast a car and that art without
a car (for thy journeys).[1415] Salutations to thee
that hast the intersections of four roads for thy
car; to thee that hast the skin of a black deer for
thy upper garments, and that hast a snake for thy sacred
thread. Salutations to thee that art Isana, that
art of body as hard as thunderbolt, and that art of
green locks. Salutations to thee that art of
three eyes, that art the lord of Amvika, that art Manifest,
and that art Unmanifest.[1416] Salutations to thee
that art Desire, that art the Giver of all desires,
that art the Killer of all desires, and that art the
discriminator between the gratified and the ungratified.
Salutations to thee that art all things, the Giver
of all things, and the Destroyer of all things.
Salutations to thee that art the hues which appear
in the evening sky. Salutations to thee that
art of mighty strength, that art of mighty arms, that
art a mighty Being, and that art of great effulgence.
Salutations to thee that lookest like a mighty mass