Thou art of the form of belief. Thou art he that
has mountains for his bow (or weapons in battle).
Thou art he that is full of affection to all creatures
like a parent towards his offspring. Thou art
he that has no affection. Thou art unvanquished.
Thou art exceedingly devoted to (Yoga) contemplation.[142]
Thou art of the form of the tree of the world.[143]
Thou art he that is indicated by the tree of the world.[144]
Thou art never satiated when eating (because of thy
being of the form of fire, for of all elements, fire
is never satiated with the quantity offered it for
consumption). Thou art he that has the Wind for
thy vehicle for going from place to place (in consequence
of thy identity with fire). Thou art he that
rangest over hills and little eminences. Thou
art he that has his residence on the mountains of
Meru. Thou art the chief of the celestials.
Thou hast the Atharvans for thy head. Thou hast
the Samans for thy mouth. Thou hast the thousand
Richs for thy immeasurable eyes. Thou hast the
Yajushes for thy feet and hands.[145] Thou art the
Upanishads. Thou art the entire body of rituals
(occurring in the scriptures). Thou art all that
is mobile. Thou art he whose solicitations are
never unfulfilled. Thou art he who is always
inclined to grace. Thou art he that is of beautiful
form. Thou art of the form of the good that one
does to another. Thou art that which is dear.
Thou art he that always advances towards thy devotees
(in proportion as these advance for meeting thee).
Thou art gold and other precious metals that are held
dear by all. Thy effulgence is like that of burnished
gold. Thou art the navel (of the universe).
Thou art he that makes the fruits of sacrifices grow
(for the benefit of those that perform sacrifices
to thy glory). Thou art of the form of that faith
and devotion which the righteous have in respect of
sacrifices. Thou art the artificer of the universe.
Thou art all that is immobile (in the form of mountains
and other inert objects). Thou art the two and
ten stages of life through which a person passes.[146]
Thou art he that causes fright (by assuming the intermediate
states between the ten enumerated). Thou art
the beginning of all things. Thou art he that
unites Jiva with Supreme Brahman through Yoga.
Thou art identifiable with that Yoga which causes
such a union between Jiva and Supreme Brahman.
Thou art unmanifest (being the deepest stupefaction).
Thou art the presiding deity of the fourth age (in
consequence of thy identity with lust and wrath and
cupidity and other evil passions that flow from that
deity).[147] Thou art eternal Time (because of thy
being of the form of that ceaseless succession of
birth and death that goes on in the universe).
Thou art of the form of the Tortoise.[148] Thou art
worshipped by the Destroyer himself. Thou livest
in the midst of associates. Thou admittest thy
devotees as members of thy Gana. Thou hast Brahma
himself for the driver of thy car. Thou sleepest