The Hindu Temple v2.c12.314

v2.c12.314

In the universal night a fiery pillar appeared above the waters. Other than the pillar there was no thing; it had no beginning no end. Brahmā flew into the Empyrean and failed to reach its top; Viṣṇu dived into the depth of the sea and failed to find its bottom. The two great gods thereupon submit to its greatness and become the acolytes of the Fiery Pillar. The Fiery Pillar is Śiva; he reveals himself in its splendour.