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First may the inspirer of intelligence build up upon the earth the fire
altar of spiritual light. May He thus engage our minds, directing tùem
toward self-realization.
We also turn our minds with devotion to the divine souls who have
attained the transcendental kingdom of the Lord. We concentrate our
meditation on Him, the brilliant light of infinite transcendence. The
inspirer of all, He especially inspires the great souls.
( = VS 11.4)
2.5 yuje väà brahma' pürvyaà namo'bhir
viçloka' etu pathyeva süreù
çåëvantu viçve' amåta'sya puträ
ä ye dhämä'ni divyäni tasthuù
O sons of the immortal, who dwell in His effulgent abode, please hear
my prayer. I offer this with humble obeisances to the Supreme, the
predecessor of all of you, hoping to achieve union with Him. May my
sincere prayer reach Him. May it be suitable as are the prayers of the
pure devotees.
( = VS 11.5)
He is the gods of fire, the sun, wind, moon, stars, Vedic sound, water
and the Universal Form.
You are a woman, a man, a young boy, a young girl. You are an old
man walking with a cane. You are newborn Brahmä, Your faces turned
in each direction.
4.4 nélaù pataìgo harito lohitäkñas
taöid-garbha åtavaù samudräù
anädi-mat tvaà vibhutvena vartase
yato jätäni bhuvanäni viçvä
You are a blue bee, a green parrot, a red-eyed cuckoo. You are a cloud,
the womb of lightning. You are the seasons and the oceans. You have
no beginning, and by Your opulences You manifest Your presence. From
You were born all the worlds.
Two companion birds, constant friends, live together in the same tree.
One of them considers the tree’s pippala berries sweet and tries to eat
them. The other does not eat, but simply observes.