brahmaṇaś ca te pādaṃ bravāṇi iti |
bravītu me bhagavān iti |
tasmai hovāca |
prācī dik kalā |
praticī dik kalā |
dakṣiṇā dik kalā |
udīcī dik kalā |
eṣa vai somya catuṣkalaḥ pādo brahmaṇaḥ prakāśavān nāma ||
2. 'And I will declare to you one foot of Brahman.'
'Declare it, Sir,' he replied.
He said to him: 'The eastern region is one quarter, the western region is one quarter, the southern region is one quarter, the northern region is one quarter. This is a foot of Brahman, consisting of the four quarters, and called Prakasavat (endowed with splendour).
kiñcāhaṃ braṅmaṇaḥ parasya te tubhyaṃ pādaṃ bravāṇi kathayāni | ityuktaḥ pratyuvāca-bravītu kathayatu me mahyaṃ bhagavān | ityukta ṛṣabhastasmai satyakāmāya hovāca | prācī dikkalā brahmaṇaḥ pādasya caturtho bhāgaḥ | tathā pratīcī dikkalā dakṣiṇā dikkalodīcī dikkalaiṣa vai saimya brahmaṇaḥ pādaścatuśaṣkalaścatasraḥ kalā avayavā yasya so ’yaṃ catuṣkalaḥ pādo brahmaṇaḥ prakāśavānnāma prakāśavānityavaṃ nāmābhidhānaṃ yasya | tathottare ’pi pādāstrayaścatuṣkalā brahmaṇaḥ || 2 ||