In you who are such, what power is there? Surely this,
everything, I can burn, all that’s on the earth, indeed!
In front of it, a piece of straw was placed. This was asked
to burn just that. That, it approached, and with all its power, that it was
unable to burn. Overcome, from that, it returned. Not this, it was unable to
know what this great spirit is therefore.
tasmims tvayi kim viryam ity apidam+ sarvam daheyam yad idam
prithivyam iti
tasmai trinam nidadhav etad daheti tad upa preyaya
sarva-javena tan na shashaka dagdhum sa tata eva nivavrite naitad ashakam
vijnatum yad etad yaksham iti
Notes: a conversation begins between that and this (fire). In the
sixth sloka, the word ‘that’ and ‘this’ are carefully chosen.
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