अध्याय 18
श्लोक 3.6.1
अथ हैनं गार्गी वाचक्नवी पप्रच्छ याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच यदिदँ सर्वमप्स्वोतं च प्रोतं च कस्मिन्नु खल्वाप ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।वायौ गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु वायुरोतश्च प्रोतश्चेत्यन्तरिक्षलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्वन्तरिक्षलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।गन्धर्वलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु गन्धर्वलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेत्यादित्यलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन् नु खल्वादित्यलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।चन्द्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु चन्द्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।नक्षत्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु नक्षत्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।देवलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु देवलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति इन्द्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्विन्द्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।प्रजापतिलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु प्रजापतिलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।ब्रह्मलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु ब्रह्मलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।स होवाच गार्गि मातिप्राक्षीर्मा ते मूर्धा व्यपप्तदनतिप्रश्न्यां वै देवतामतिपृच्छसि ।गार्गि माऽतिप्राक्षीरिति ।ततो ह गार्गी वाचक्नव्युपरराम
atha hainaṃ gārgī vācaknavī papraccha yājñavalkyeti hovāca yadidam̐ sarvamapsvotaṃ ca protaṃ ca kasminnu khalvāpa otāśca protāśceti | vāyau gārgīti | kasminnu khalu vāyurotaśca protaścetyantarikṣalokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu khalvantarikṣalokā otāśca protāśceti | gandharvalokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu gandharvalokā otāśca protāścetyādityalokeṣu gārgīti | kasmin nu khalvādityalokā otāśca protāśceti | candralokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu khalu candralokā otāśca protāśceti | nakṣatralokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu khalu nakṣatralokā otāśca protāśceti | devalokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu khalu devalokā otāśca protāśceti indralokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu khalvindralokā otāśca protāśceti | prajāpatilokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu khalu prajāpatilokā otāśca protāśceti | brahmalokeṣu gārgīti | kasminnu khalu brahmalokā otāśca protāśceti | sa hovāca gārgi mātiprākṣīrmā te mūrdhā vyapaptadanatipraśnyāṃ vai devatāmatipṛcchasi | gārgi mā'tiprākṣīriti | tato ha gārgī vācaknavyupararāma
English
Then Gârgî Vâkaknavî asked. 'Yâgñavalkya,' she said, 'everything here is woven, like warp and woof, in water. What then is that in which water is woven, like warp and woof?' 'In air, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then is air woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the sky, O Gârgî, 'he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the sky woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Gandharvas, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Gandharvas woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Âditya (sun), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Âditya (sun) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Kandra (moon), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Kandra (moon) woven, like warp and woof?' , In the worlds of the Nakshatras (stars), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Nakshatras (stars) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Devas (gods), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Devas (gods) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Indra, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Indra woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Pragâpati, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Pragâpati woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Brahman, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Brahman woven, like warp and woof?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'O Gârgî, Do not ask too much, lest thy head should fall off. Thou askest too much about a deity about which we are not to ask too much . Do not ask too much, O Gârgî.' After that Gargî Vâkaknavî held her peace.