Therefore, Fire spoke to Vyasa and said, “O great sage, I am present in the mountain, in the fortress.” At that time, Fire himself, having been divided, was summoned by Brahmā, who desired to establish a proper place for him. Brahmā instructed, “You should reveal the refined speech of the twice-born, for their speech is pure and revealed.” Yet, when speech is mixed with false syllables, it becomes inauspicious and unpurified. Then, Brahmā summoned once again the fire associated with the letter ‘a’ and made it without sight. Fire addressed Brahmā, declaring, “I am the mouth of speech.” Brahmā replied, “Because you desire the place of brilliance, and because your radiance is so great that even the eye is weakened by seeing it—” Brahmā then separated the letter ‘i’ and addressed Fire again, saying, “You, who are of great strength and gentle gaze, have come here swiftly. With a cool nature and cool rays, you shall become the moon. Standing upon the tree, you will surpass all other radiances with your own brilliance.” Having said this, Brahmā called out, “Come here, come here,” and placed the fire upon his head. Thus, the fire with form—the fire of the letter ‘u’—was established. Taking on that form, Fire spoke this supreme word to Brahmā. Brahmā then asked, “Which place do you desire, O Fire?” But finding no suitable place, Brahmā declared, “Therefore, it shall be thus. In the world, you shall always act as the cause of the world’s order. If you, adorned with great blazing flames, are not this original dharma, then it is only due to the delusion of desire caused by illusion.” Thus addressed by Brahmā, that fire blazed forth in thousands of forms. Brahmā saw the letters ‘a’, ‘i’, and ‘u’—the primordial sounds. All things, above, below, and across, were pervaded by the fire of existence. Overwhelmed and fearful, Brahmā pondered deeply. Desiring to know the Lord of all, the treasury of radiance, Prajāpati approached and offered his homage: “Salutations to the repository of brilliance, who hears wondrous things. To the seed of all beings, the enchanter and dispeller of delusion, I bow. Salutations to you, whose face is upward, who are the essence of being and of the earth. O lotus-eyed one, cloud-god and fire-god, whose eyes are like blossoming lotus petals, I offer homage again and again. You are the very form of sacrifice and the performer of sacrificial offering. Remover of darkness, great bearer, beloved of your own, dispeller of darkness. O blazing Vaiśvānara fire, upward-flaming, all-pervading, illustrious one of great fortune, with the dark path—homage, homage!” Pleased, the Lord responded, “I am pleased with you, O Brahman; your creative act will succeed.” Thus addressed, Brahmā bowed and spoke again to the Lord. The Lord then said to Brahmā, “You are the Person, the Lord of creatures.” With divine sight, Brahmā beheld the eternal Lord, who always creates and enjoys fire, sky, earth, the visible and invisible, and the supreme state, for he is the master of all. Then Prajāpati, with a hymn of great and auspicious origin, praised the Lord. Seeing the god with a very red hue, Prajāpati bowed his head to the Lord, the originator of both the manifest and the unmanifest, offering his deepest reverence.