ব্ৰহ্ম হ দেৱেভ্যো ৱিজিগ্যে তস্য হ ব্ৰহ্মণো ৱিজযে দেৱা অমহীযন্ত ॥ 1॥
Brahman once achieved a victory for the sake of the gods, and in that victory of Brahman, the gods grew arrogant, thinking the glory was theirs alone.
ত ঐক্ষন্তাস্মাকমেৱাযং-ৱিঁজযো-ঽস্মাকমেৱায-ম্মহিমেতি । তদ্ধৈষাং-ৱিঁজজ্ঞৌ তেভ্যো হ প্ৰাদুৰ্বভূৱ তন্ন ৱ্যজানত কিমিদং-যঁক্ষমিতি ॥ 2॥
They thought, "This victory is ours, and this glory is ours." Brahman, knowing this, appeared before them; but they did not recognize what this mysterious Being was.
তে-ঽগ্নিমব্ৰুৱঞ্জাতৱেদ এতদ্ৱিজানীহি কিমিদং-যঁক্ষমিতি তথেতি ॥ 3॥
They said to Agni, "O Jataveda, go and find out what this mysterious Being is." He replied, "So be it."
তদভ্যদ্ৰৱত্তমভ্যৱদত্কো-ঽসীত্যগ্নিৰ্ৱা অহমস্মীত্যব্ৰৱীজ্জাতৱেদা ৱা অহমস্মীতি ॥ 4॥
He rushed toward It, and the Being asked him, "Who are you?" He replied, "I am Agni, known as Jataveda."
তস্মিন্স্ত্ৱযি কিং-ৱীঁৰ্যমিত্যপীদং সৰ্ৱ-ন্দহেযং-যঁদিদ-ম্পৃথিৱ্যামিতি ॥ 5॥
The Being asked, "What power resides in you?" Agni replied, "I can burn everything whatsoever that exists on this earth."
তস্মৈ তৃণ-ন্নিদধাৱেতদ্দহেতি । তদুপপ্ৰেযায সৰ্ৱজৱেন তন্ন শশাক দগ্ধুং স তত এৱ নিৱৱৃতে নৈতদশকং-ৱিঁজ্ঞাতুং-যঁদেতদ্যক্ষমিতি ॥ 6॥
The Being placed a straw before him and said, "Burn this." Agni rushed at it with all his might, but could not burn it. He returned from there and said, "I could not discover what this mysterious Being is."
অথ ৱাযুমব্ৰুৱন্ৱাযৱেতদ্ৱিজানীহি কিমেতদ্যক্ষমিতি তথেতি ॥ 7॥
Then they said to Vayu, "O Vayu, go and find out what this mysterious Being is." He replied, "So be it."
তদভ্যদ্ৰৱত্তমভ্যৱদত্কো-ঽসীতি ৱাযুৰ্ৱা অহমস্মীত্যব্ৰৱীন্মাতৰিশ্ৱা ৱা অহমস্মীতি ॥ 8॥
He rushed toward It, and the Being asked him, "Who are you?" He replied, "I am Vayu, known as Matarishvan."
তস্মিন্স্ত্ৱযি কিং-ৱীঁৰ্যমিত্যপীদং সৰ্ৱমাদদীয যদিদ-ম্পৃথিৱ্যামিতি ॥ 9॥
The Being asked, "What power resides in you?" Vayu replied, "I can blow away everything whatsoever that exists on this earth."
তস্মৈ তৃণ-ন্নিদধাৱেতদাদত্স্ৱেতি তদুপপ্ৰেযায সৰ্ৱজৱেন তন্ন শশাকাদাতুং স তত এৱ নিৱৱৃতে নৈতদশকং-ৱিঁজ্ঞাতুং-যঁদেতদ্যক্ষমিতি ॥ 10॥
The Being placed a straw before him and said, "Take this up." Vayu rushed at it with all his might, but could not move it. He returned from there and said, "I could not discover what this mysterious Being is."
অথেন্দ্ৰমব্ৰুৱন্মঘৱন্নেতদ্ৱিজানীহি কিমেতদ্যক্ষমিতি তথেতি তদভ্যদ্ৰৱত্তস্মাত্তিৰোদধে ॥ 11॥
Then the gods said to Indra, "O Maghavan, ascertain what this mysterious being is." He agreed and rushed toward it, but the being vanished from his sight.
স তস্মিন্নেৱাকাশে স্ত্ৰিযমাজগাম বহুশোভমানামুমাং হৈমৱতী-ন্তাগ্ংহোৱাচ কিমেতদ্যক্ষমিতি ॥ 12॥
In that very space, he encountered a woman of radiant beauty, Uma, the daughter of Himavat. He asked her, "What is this mysterious being?"
॥ ইতি কেনোপনিষদি তৃতীযঃ খণ্ডঃ ॥
