moon. Thou art wind. Thou art fire.
Thou art possessed of exceeding might. Thou art
endued with tranquillity of soul. Thou art old.
Thou art he that is known with the aid of Righteousness.[156]
Thou art Lakshmi. Thou art the maker of the field
of those actions (by which persons adore the supreme
Deity). Thou art he who lives in the field of
action. Thou art the soul of the field of action.
Thou art the medicine or provoker of the attributes
of sovereignty and the others.[157] All things lie
in thee (for, as the Srutis declare, all things becomes
one in thee, thyself being of the nature of that unconsciousness
which exhibits itself in dreamless slumber).
Thou art the lord of all creatures endued with life-breaths.
Thou art the god of the gods. Thou art he who
is attached to felicity. Thou art Sat (in the
form of cause). Thou art Asat (in the form of
effect). Thou art he who possesses the best of
all things. Thou art he who resides on the mountains
of Kailasa. Thou art he who repairs to the mountains
of Himavat. Thou washest away all things besides
thee like a mighty current washing away trees and
other objects standing on its banks. Thou art
the maker of Pushkara and other large lakes and pieces
of natural water. Thou art possessed of knowledge
of infinite kinds. Thou art the giver of infinite
blessings. Thou art a merchant (who conveys the
goods of this country to that country and brings the
goods of that country to this for the convenience
of human beings). Thou art a carpenter.
Thou art the tree (of the world that supplies the timber
for thy axe). Thou art the tree called Vakula
(Mimusops Elengi, Linn.) Thou art the sandal-wood
tree (Santalum album, Linn.). Thou art the tree
called Chcchada (Alstonia Scholaris, syn Echitis, Scholaris,
Roxb.). Thou art he whose neck is very strong.
Thou art he whose shoulder joint is vast. Thou
art not restless (but endued with steadiness in all
thy acts and in respect of all thy faculties).
Thou art the principal herbs and plants with their
produce (in the form of rice and wheat and the other
varieties of grain). Thou art he that grants success
upon others in respect of the objects upon which they
bestow their heart. Thou art all the correct
conclusions in respect of both the Vedas and Grammar.[158]
Thou art he who utters leonine roars. Thou art
endued with leonine fangs. Thou ridest on the
back of a lion for performing thy journeys. Thou
ownest a car that is drawn by a lion. Thou art
he called the truth of truth.[159] Thou art he whose
dish or plate is constituted by the Destroyer of the
universe.[160] Thou art always engaged in seeking the
good of the worlds. Thou art he who rescues all
creatures from distress (and leads them to the felicity
of Emancipation). Thou art the bird called Saranga.
Thou art a new (Young) swan. Thou art he who is
displayed in beauty in consequence of the crest thou
bearest on thy head (like the cock or the peacock).
Thou art he who protects the place where assemblies