prācīnaśāla aupamanyavaḥ satyayajñaḥ pauluṣir indradyumno bhāllaveyo janaḥ śārkarākṣyo buḍila āśvatarāśvis te haite mahāśālā mahāśrotriyāḥ sametya mīmāṃsāṃ cakruḥ |
ko na ātmā kiṃ brahmeti ||

dakṣiṇena pathā gacchatāmannabhāva utkastaddevānāmannaṃ taṃ devā bhakṣayantīti | kṣudrajantulakṣaṇā ca kaṣṭā saṃsāragatiruktā | tadubhayadoṣaparijirhīrṣayā vaiśvānarāttṛbhāvapratipattyarthamuttaro grantha ārabhyate | atsyannaṃ paśyasi priyamityādiliṅgāt | ākhyāyikā tu sukhāvabodhārthā vidyāsampradānanyāyāpradarśanārthā ca-prācīnaśāla iti nāmata upamanyorapatyamaupamanyavaḥ | satyayajño nāmataḥ puluṣasyāpatyaṃ pauluṣiḥ | tathendradyumno nāmato bhallaverapatyaṃ bhāllavistasyāpatyaṃ bhāllaveyaḥ | jana iti nāmataḥ śarkarākṣasyāpatyaṃ śārkarākṣyaḥ | buḍilo nāmato ’śvatarāśvasyāpatyamāśvatarāśviḥ | pañcāpi te haite mahāśālā mahāgṛhasthā vistīrṇābhiḥ śālābhiryuktāḥ sampannā ityarthaḥ | mahāśrotriyāḥ śrutādhyayanavṛttasampannā ityarthaḥ | ta evaṃbhūtāḥ santaḥ sametya saṃbhūya kvacinmīmāṃsā vicāraṇāṃ cakruḥ kṛtavanta ityarthaḥ | katham | ko no ’smākamātmā kiṃ brahmetyātmabrahmaśabdayoritaretaraviśeṣaṇaviśeṣyatvam | brahmetyadhyātmaparicchinnamātmānaṃ nivartayatyātmeti cā’tmavyatiriktasyā’dityādibrahmaṇa upāsyatvaṃ nivartayati | abhedenā’tmaiva brahma brahmaivā’tmetyevaṃ sarvātmā vaiśvānaro brahma sa ātmetyetatsiddhaṃ bhavati | mūrdhā te vyapatiṣyadandho ’bhaviṣyadityādiliṅgāt || 1 ||