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तं दृष्ट्वा पितरं ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मणो ऽधिपतिं पतिम् ॥ प्रणम्य परमज्ञानं गायत्र्या सह लब्धवान् ॥ ६ ॥
Lord Brahmā saw his father, the master of all brāhmaṇas. He bowed down and attained supreme knowledge with Gayatri.
english translation
ततस्स लब्धविज्ञानो विश्वकर्मा चतुर्मुखः ॥ असृजत्सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ॥ ७ ॥
Having acquired knowledge, the four-faced lord created all living beings—the mobile and immobile.
english translation
यतश्श्रुत्वामृतं लब्धं ब्रह्मणा परमेश्वरात् ॥ ततस्तद्वदनादेव मया लब्धं तपोबलात् ॥ ८ ॥
That immortal knowledge was acquired by me through the power of penance from that face through which it was acquired by Brahmā.
english translation
मुनय ऊचुः किं तज्ज्ञानं त्वया लब्धं तथ्यात्तथ्यंतरं शुभम् ॥ यत्र कृत्वा परां निष्ठां पुरुषस्सुखमृच्छति ॥ ९ ॥
The sages said:— What is that knowledge attained by you—the knowledge that is auspicious, more truthful than the most truthful, abiding by which a man attains happiness.
english translation
वायुरुवाच पशुपाशपतिज्ञानं यल्लब्धं तु मया पुरा ॥ तत्र निष्ठा परा कार्या पुरुषेण सुखार्थिना ॥ १० ॥
Vāyu said:— Great and steady devotion shall be applied by a man who wishes for happiness, for the perfect knowledge of the individual soul, illusion and the lord who releases from the bondage.
english translation