English
In the meantime, Earth, oppressed by her heavy load, repaired to an assembly of celestials on Mount Meru and addressing them, with Brahma, at their head, describedin piteous accents all her distresses. "Agni" said Earth " is the progenitor of gold ; Surja, the rays of light ; the Supreme Naráyana, is my guide and the guide of all spheres ; He is BrahmS, the lord of the lord of patriarchs, the eldest of the eldest born, one identical with minutes and hours and time having form thongh indisrrete. celestials, you are all but a portion of Him. The Sun, the winds, the saints, thi Rudras, the Vasus, the Asvvins, fire, patriarchs of whom Attri is the first, are all but the forms of the mighty and inscrutable Vishnu. The Yakslias, the Rakshasas, the Daityas, Pisachas, Uragas, Danavas, Gandharvas, and Apsaras aré all but the forms of the glorious Vishnu. The sky painted with stars, fire, water, wind, mysclf, and this manifest universe are all identkal witli Vishnu. Still the diverse forms of that mani- fold being encounter and succeed one anotlier night and day like the waves of the sra. Amongst them Kálanemi and other Danavas have occupied the regions under the earth and been distressing the subjects continually. The mighty Vishna destroyed the Daitya Kalanemi and he has now been born as Kansa, the son of Ugrasena. The Asuras, Aristha, Dhentika, Keahi, Pralamba, Naraka, Sunda, Atyugravana, and the son of Baii aod other highly powerful ones born in various royal families, cannot be counted. celestials, manyAkshau- hini hosts of powerful Daityas — the chiefs of their race, assuming beautiful shapes, are now treading upon me. I am unable, being oppressed by this load, to support myself; ■ hav.e therefore vome to you for herp, ty cetestial chiefs, illustrious deities, it becoyiés. you to relieve me of this burden, kst helpless I sink into th* nethermost abyss."