Among the Adityas, I am Visnu, and among the sources of light, the radiant sun. Among the Maruts, I am Marici, and among the stars of the night, the moon.
Among the Vedas, I am the Sama. Among the celestial beings, I am Indra, and among the senses, the mind. In the beings, I am the life force [consciousness]. Among the Rudras, I am Siva. Of the Yaksas and Raksasas, I am the celestial being of wealth [Duvera], and among the Vasus, I am the Fire [Agni]. Among the mountains, I am Meru.
Among the priests, know that I am the head, Birhaspati, the lord of devotion, and among the military leaders, Skanda, the lord of war. Among the waters, I am the ocean.
Among the great sages, I am Bhirgu. Among the vibrations of sound I am Om, the Absolute Syllable, and among the sacrifices, the japa, the chanting of the Holy Names. Among the immovable masses, I am the Himalayas.
Among the trees, I am the sacred fig tree, and among the sages and celestial beings, Narada. Among the Gandharvas, singers of the celestial beings, I am Citraratha, and among the accomplished souls, the sage Kapila. Among the horses, know that I am Uccaihsrava, born of the nectar of immortality. Among the noble elephants, I am Airavata, and among men, the monarch.
Among the weapons, I am the thunderbolt, and among the cows, the surabhi, with abundant milk. Among the procreators, I am Kandarpa, the celestial being of love, and among the snakes, the king, Vasuki.
Among the Nagas, the celestial serpents, I am Ananta, and among the princes of the wave, Varuna. Among the ancestors, I am Aryama, and among those who enforce the law, the celestial being of death.
Among the demoniacs Daityas, I am the fervent Prahlada, and among the enslavers, time. Among the beasts, I am the lion, and among the birds, Garuda, who carries Visnu.
Among the purifiers, I am the wind, and among those who bear arms, I am Rama. Among the fishes I am the shark, and among the rivers, the Ganges. Of all creation I am the beginning and the end, and the in-between. Among all sciences, I am the spiritual science of the soul, and of logicians, I am the conclusion, the final truth.
Among letters, I am the A, and among compound words, the dvandva. I am also the inexhaustible time, and among the creators, Brahma, whose many faces look everywhere.
I am the death that devours all, and also the Source of all that is to come. In women I am the name, the fortune, but also the beautiful words, the memory, the intelligence, the fidelity and the patience.