“Atri said, ’I am called Atri because I cleanse the world from sin.  For, again, thrice studying the Vedas every day, I have made days of my nights.  That, again, is no night in which I have not studied the Vedas.  For these reasons also I am called Atri, O beautiful lady!’”

“Yatudhani said, ’O thou of great effulgence, the explanation thou hast given me of thy name is incapable of being comprehended by me.  Do thou, therefore, go and plunge into this tank filled with lotuses!’”

“Vasishtha said, ’I am endued with the wealth (that consists of the Yoga attributes of puissance, etc.) I lead, again, a domestic mode of life, and am regarded as the foremost of all persons that lead such a mode of life.  In consequence of being endued with (such) wealth, of my living as a householder, and of my being regarded as the foremost of all householders, I am called Vasishtha.’

“Yatudhani said, ’The etymological explanation of thy name is perfectly incomprehensible to me, in as much as the inflections which the original roots have undergone are unintelligible.  Rio and plunge into this lake of lotuses!’”

“Kasyapa said, ’I always protect my body, and in consequence of my penances I have become endued with effulgence.  For thus protecting the body and for this effulgence that is due to my penances, I have come to be called by the name of Kasyapa!’

“Yatudhani said, ’O thou of great effulgence, the etymological explanation thou hast given of thy name is incapable of being comprehended by me.  Go and plunge into this lake filled with lotuses!’

“Bharadwaja said, ’I always support my sons, my disciples, the deities, the Brahmanas, and my wife.  In consequence of thus supporting all with ease, I am called Bharadwaja!’

“Yatudhani said, ’The etymological explanation thou hast given me of thy name is perfectly incomprehensible to me, in consequence of the many inflections the root has undergone.  Go and plunge into this lake filled with lotuses!’”

“Gotama said, ’I have conquered heaven and earth by the aid of self-restraint.  In consequence of my looking upon all creatures and objects with an equal eye, I am like a smokeless fire.  Hence I am incapable of being subjugated by thee.  When, again, I was born, the effulgence of my body dispelled the surrounding darkness.  For these reasons I am called Gotama!’

“Yatudhani said, ’The explanation thou hast given me of thy name, O great ascetic, is incapable of being understood by me.  Go and plunge into this lake of lotuses!’”

“Viswamitra said, ’The deities of the universe are my friends.  I am also the friend of the universe.  Hence, O Yatudhani, know that I am called Viswamitra!’

“Yatudhani said, ’The explanation thou hast given of thy name is incomprehensible to me in consequence of the inflections the root has undergone.  Go and plunge into this lake of lotuses!’”

“Jamadagni said, ’I have sprung from the sacrificial fire of the deities.  Hence am I called Jamadagni, O thou of beautiful features!’”