अध्याय 2
श्लोक 1.2.1
नैवेह किंचनाग्र आसीन् मृत्युनैवेदमावृतमासीदशनाययाऽशनाया हि मृत्युस्तन्मनोऽकुरुताऽऽत्मन्वी स्यामिति ।सोऽर्चन्नचरत् तस्यार्चत आपोऽजायन्तार्चते वै मे कमभूदिति ।तदेवार्क्यस्यार्कत्वम् ।कँ ह वा अस्मै भवति य एवमेतदर्कस्यार्कत्वं वेद
naiveha kiṃcanāgra āsīn mṛtyunaivedamāvṛtamāsīdaśanāyayā'śanāyā hi mṛtyustanmano'kurutā''tmanvī syāmiti | so'rcannacarat tasyārcata āpo'jāyantārcate vai me kamabhūditi | tadevārkyasyārkatvam | kam̐ ha vā asmai bhavati ya evametadarkasyārkatvaṃ veda
English
In the beginning there was nothing (to be perceived) here whatsoever. By Death indeed all this was concealed,--by hunger; for death is hunger. Death (the first being) thought, 'Let me have a body.' Then he moved about, worshipping. From him thus worshipping water was produced. And he said: 'Verily, there appeared to me, while I worshipped (arkate), water (ka).' This is why water is called ar-ka . Surely there is water (or pleasure) for him who thus knows the reason why water is called arka.