sa hovāca -- yad ūrdhvaṃ gārgi divo yad avāk pṛthivyā yad antarā dyāvāpṛthivī ime yad bhūtaṃ ca bhavac ca bhaviṣyac cety ācakṣata ākāśe tad otaṃ ca protaṃ ceti ||
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4. Yâgñavalkya said: 'That of which they say that it is above the heavens, beneath the earth, embracing heaven and earth, past, present, and future, that is woven, like warp and woof, in the ether (âkâsa).'
sa hovācetaraḥ - he gārgi yat tvayoktam'ūrdhvaṃ divaḥ'ityādi, tat sarvaṃ yat sūtramācakṣate tat sūtram, ākāśe tadotaṃ protaṃ ca, yadetad vyākṛtaṃ sūtrātmakaṃ jagadavyākṛtākāśe, apsviva pṛthivīdhātuḥ, triṣvapi kāleṣu vartate utpattau sthitau laye ca || 4 ||
