1.2.1

There was nothing whatsoever here in the beginning. It was covered only by Death (Hiraṇyagarbha), or Hunger, for hunger is death. He created the mind, thinking, ‘Let me have a mind.’[1] He moved about worshipping (himself). As he was worshipping, water was produced. (Since he thought), ‘As I was worshipping, water sprang up,’ therefore Arka (fire) is so called. Water (or happiness) surely comes to one who knows how Arka (fire) came to have this name of Arka.

naiveha —

नैवेह
kiṃcanāgra —

किंचनाग्र
āsīt —

आसीत्
mṛtyunaivedamāvṛtamāsīdaśanāyayā —

मृत्युनैवेदमावृतमासीदशनायया
aśanāyā —

अशनाया
hi —

हि
mṛtyuḥ —

मृत्युः
tanmano'kuruta —

तन्मनोऽकुरुत
ātmanvī —

आत्मन्वी
syāmiti —

स्यामिति
so'rcannacarat —

सोऽर्चन्नचरत्
tasyārcata —

तस्यार्चत
āpo'jāyanta —

आपोऽजायन्त
arcate —

अर्चते
vai —

वै
me —

मे
kamabhūditi —

कमभूदिति
tadevārkyasyārkatvam —

तदेवार्क्यस्यार्कत्वम्
kaṃ —

कं
ha —

ह
vā —

वा
asmai —

अस्मै
bhavati —

भवति
ya —

य
evametadarkyasyārkatvaṃ —

एवमेतदर्क्यस्यार्कत्वं
veda —

वेद