Because you, possessed of great strength and gentle gaze, have swiftly arrived here, you shall, with your cool nature and soothing rays, become the moon. Standing atop the tree, you will outshine all other radiances with your own brilliance. Then, calling out, “Come here, come here,” he placed it upon his head. In this way, the fire with form—the fire of the sacred letter ‘u’—was established. Having assumed that form, the fire addressed Brahmā with these supreme words. Brahmā asked, “O Fire, which place do you desire?” But then he reflected, “There is no suitable place for you; therefore, let it be thus. In the world, you shall always act as the cause of the world’s order. If here you, adorned with great blazing flames, are not this original dharma, it is only due to the delusion of desire caused by illusion.” Thus addressed by Brahmā, the fire blazed forth in thousands of forms. Brahmā then beheld the letters ‘a’, ‘i’, and ‘u’, and saw that all things—above, below, and across—were pervaded by the fire of existence. Struck with fear, Brahmā pondered deeply, desiring to know the Lord of all, the treasury of radiance. Prajāpati approached, offering homage to the repository of brilliance, the one who hears wondrous things, the seed of all beings, the enchanter and dispeller of delusion. He saluted the one whose face is upward, who is the essence of being and of the earth, lotus-eyed, cloud-god, and fire-god, whose eyes are like blossoming lotus petals. Again and again, he offered homage to the one whose very form is sacrifice and who is the performer of sacrificial offering, the remover of darkness, the great bearer, beloved of his own, the dispeller of darkness. “O blazing Vaiśvānara fire, upward-flaming, all-pervading, illustrious one of great fortune, with a dark path—homage, homage!” Then the Lord was pleased and said, “O Brahman, your creative act will succeed.” Thus addressed, Brahmā bowed and spoke again. The Lord said to Brahmā, “You are the Person, the Lord of creatures.” Thereupon, with divine sight, Brahmā beheld the eternal Lord—the god 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, beheld the god with a very red hue. Bowing his head, he paid homage to the Lord, originator of both the manifest and the unmanifest. Earth, air, space, and whatever else exists in the three worlds—the creation of principles, the creation of elements, and likewise the creation of beings—whatever collection of things there may be, whether moving or unmoving, all of that was revealed. The Lord then spoke to Brahmā: “You have seen everything just as it is. I am the creator; you are the imitator, for the purpose of maintaining the worlds.” Thus addressed by the God of gods, Brahmā replied, “By your grace, O great Lord, I am able to create beings.” Maheśvara spoke: “Because you, desiring sons and wishing to create, were meditating—having attained sonship, O Lord, I shall cut off your fifth head. Proclaim him as a blessed friend; he will become worthy of our worship.