A History of Sanskrit Literature c8.82

c8.82

*The Germ of Gold at first came into being,*
*Produced as the one lord of all existence.*
*The earth he has supported and this heaven:*
*What god shall we with sacrifices worship?*

*Who gives the breath of life and vital power,*
*To whose commands the gods all render homage,*
*Whose shade is death and life immortal:*
*What god shall we with sacrifices worship?*

*What time the mighty waters came containing*
*All germs of life and generating Agni,*
*Then was produced the gods' one vital spirit:*
*What god shall we with sacrifices worship?*

*Who with his mighty power surveyed the waters*
*That intellect and sacrifice engendered,*
*The one god over all the gods exalted:*
*What god shall we with sacrifices worship?*