he aryamaṇaḥ sūrya-tulyāḥ śaunakādayaḥ! bhavadbhir yat pṛṣṭaṁ tad aham ācakṣe—tatra yāvān-mamātmāvagamas tāvad vakṣyāmi, yathā patatriṇa ātma-samaṁ sva-śakty anurūpam eva nabha utpatanti, na tu kṛtsnaṁ, tathā vipaścitaḥ samaṁ sva-buddhy anurūpam eva viṣṇugatiṁ vadantīti ||