It is like this, friends, this great earth is based on water, water is supported by wind, wind is founded on space, but space is dependent on nothing. Thus, among these four elements, namely earth, water, wind, and space, space is more powerful and firmer than any of the other elements, and is not accumulated. Since it is not accumulated, it is neither originated nor destroyed and is stable with its own essence (tad yathā mārṣā iyaṃ mahāpṛthivy apsu pratiṣṭhitā | āpo vāyau pratiṣṭhitāḥ | vāyur ākāśe pratiṣṭhitaḥ | apratiṣṭhitaṃ cākāśam | evam eṣāṃ caturṇāṃ dhātūnāṃ pṛthivīdhātor abdhātor vāyudhātor ākāśadhātur eva balī yo dṛḍho ’nupacayo ’napacayo ’nutpanno ’niruddhaḥ sthitaḥ svarasayogena |).

Rgvbh: tad yathā mārṣā iyaṃ mahāpṛthivy apsu pratiṣṭhitā | āpo vāyau pratiṣṭhitāḥ | vāyur ākāśe pratiṣṭhitaḥ | apratiṣṭhitaṃ cākāśam | evam eṣāṃ caturṇāṃ dhātūnāṃ pṛthivīdhātor abdhātor vāyudhātor ākāśadhātur eva balī yo dṛḍho ’calo ’nupacayo ’napacayo ’nutpanno ’niruddhaḥ sthitaḥ svarasayogena |
RgvbhTib: draṅ sroṅ chen po ’di lta ste | sa chen po ’di ni chu la rab tu gnas pa | chu ni rluṅ la rab tu gnas pa | rluṅ ni nam mkha’ la rab tu gnas pa yin la | nam mkha’ ni gnas pa med pa’o || de bźin du khams bźi po ’di rnams las | sa’i khams daṅ | chu’i khams daṅ | rluṅ gi khams pas ni nam mkha’i khams ñid stobs daṅ ldan pa | brtan pa | mi g.yo ba | ’grib pa med pa | skye ba med pa | ’gag pa med pa ste | raṅ gi daṅ gis gnas pa’o ||
RgvbhChi: 諸佛子。譬如大地依水而住。水依風住風依空住。而彼虛空無依住處。諸善男子。如是四大地大水大風大空大。此四大中唯虛空大以為最勝。以為大力。以為堅固。以為不動。以為不作。以為不散。不生不滅自然而住。