| B¦g¤: | Bhrigu | 
| vW | verily | 
| vaâ¢N: | the son of Varuna | 
| vâN| | Varuna | 
| ¢ptrm¯ | father | 
| upssar | approached | 
| AD£¢h | declare | 
| Bgv: | Revered Sir | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| tÞmW | to him | 
| ett¯ | this | 
| p#aEvac | taught | 
| A°| | food | 
| p#aN| | vital airs | 
| cX¤: | sight | 
| ½aEæOm¯ | hearing | 
| mn: | mind | 
| vacm¯ | speech | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| c | ( and | 
| b#'ÏvEn | as Brahman | 
| ¢vjan£¢h | reflect) | 
| tm¯ | to him | 
| uvac | (Varuna) said | 
| yt: | whence | 
| vW | verily | 
| ima¢n | these | 
| B¥ta¢n | beings | 
| jayÓtE | are born | 
| yEn | by which | 
| jata¢n | having been born | 
| j£v¢Ót | remain alive | 
| yt¯ | which | 
| p#y¢Ót | departing | 
| A¢Bs|¢vS¢Ót | enter | 
| tt¯ | that | 
| ¢v¢jåOasÞv | seek to know | 
| tt¯ | that | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| s: | he (Bhrgu) | 
| tp: | Tapas | 
| AtÔyt | performed | 
| s: | he | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| tçva | having performed | 
| A°| | food | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| Ûyjanat¯ | understood | 
| A°at¯ | from food | 
| ev | indeed | 
| Kl¤ | certainly | 
| ima¢n | these (here) | 
| B¥ta¢n | beings | 
| jayÓtE | are born | 
| A°En | by food | 
| jata¢n | having been born | 
| j£v¢Ót | they live | 
| A°| | food | 
| p#y¢Ót | on departing | 
| A¢Bs|¢vS¢Ót | they enter in to | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| tt¯ | that (i.e. the nature of food) | 
| ¢våOay | having understood | 
| p¤n:ev | again | 
| vâN| | Varuna | 
| ¢ptrm¯ | father | 
| upssar | approached | 
| AD£¢h | instruct | 
| Bgv: | Revered Sir | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| tg¯| | him | 
| uvac | said | 
| tpsa | through reflection, penance | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| ¢v¢jåOasÞv | seek to understand | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| s: | he (Bhrgu) | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| AtÔyt | performed | 
| s: tp: tçva | having performed | 
| p#aN: | vitalforce | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| Ûyjanat¯ | understood | 
| p#aNat¯ | from the vital force | 
| ev | indeed | 
| Kl¤ | certainly | 
| ima¢n | these (here) | 
| B¥ta¢n | beings | 
| jata¢n | having been born | 
| p#aNEn j£v¢Ót | through the vital force they live | 
| p#y¢Ót | on departing | 
| p#aN| | vital force | 
| A¢Bs|¢vS¢Ót | they enter in to | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| tt¯ | that (i.e. the nature of food) | 
| ¢våOay | having understood | 
| p¤n:ev | again | 
| vâN| | Varuna | 
| ¢ptrm¯ | father | 
| upssar | approached | 
| AD£¢h | instruct | 
| Bgv: | Revered Sir | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| tg¯| | him | 
| uvac | said | 
| tpsa | through reflection, penance | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| ¢v¢jåOasÞv | seek to understand | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| s: | he (Bhrgu) | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| AtÔyt | performed | 
| s: tp: tçva | he having performed | 
| mn: | mind | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| Ûyjanat¯ | understood | 
| mns: | fromthemind | 
| ev | indeed | 
| Kl¤ | certainly | 
| ima¢n | these (here) | 
| B¥ta¢n | beings | 
| jayÓtE | are born | 
| mnsa | by the mind | 
| jata¢n | having been born | 
| j£v¢Ót | they live | 
| mn: | mind | 
| p#y¢Ót | on departing | 
| A¢Bs|¢vS¢Ót | they enter in to | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| tt¯ | that (i.e. the nature of food) | 
| ¢våOay | having understood | 
| p¤n:ev | again | 
| vâN| | Varuna | 
| ¢ptrm¯ | father | 
| upssar | approached | 
| AD£¢h | instruct | 
| Bgv: | Revered Sir | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| tg¯| | him | 
| uvac | said | 
| tpsa | through reflection, penance | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| ¢v¢jåOasÞv | seek to understand | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| s: | he (Bhrgu) | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| AtÔyt | performed | 
| s: tp: tçva | having performed | 
| ¢våOan| | knowledge | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| Ûyjanat¯ | understood | 
| ¢våOanat¯ | fromknowledge | 
| ev | indeed | 
| Kl¤ | certainly | 
| ima¢n | these (here) | 
| B¥ta¢n | beings | 
| jayÓtE | are born | 
| ¢våOanEn | byknowledhge | 
| jata¢n | having been born | 
| j£v¢Ót | they live | 
| ¢våOan| | knowledge | 
| p#y¢Ót | on departing | 
| A¢Bs|¢vS¢Ót | they enter in to | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| tt¯ | that (i.e. the nature of food) | 
| ¢våOay | having understood | 
| p¤n:ev | again | 
| vâN| | Varuna | 
| ¢ptrm¯ | father | 
| upssar | approached | 
| AD£¢h | instruct | 
| Bgv: | Revered Sir | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| tg¯| | him | 
| uvac | said | 
| tpsa | through reflection, penance | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| ¢v¢jåOasÞv | seek to understand | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | so | 
| s: | he (Bhrgu) | 
| tp: | austerity | 
| AtÔyt | performed | 
| s: tp: tçva | having performed | 
| AanÓd: | bliss | 
| b#' | Brahman | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| Ûyjanat¯ | understood | 
| AanÓdat¯ | frombliss | 
| ev | indeed | 
| Kl¤ | certainly | 
| ima¢n | these (here) | 
| B¥ta¢n | beings | 
| jayÓtE | are born | 
| AanÓdEn | bybliss | 
| jata¢n | having been born | 
| j£v¢Ót | they live | 
| AanÓd| | bliss | 
| p#y¢Ót | on departing | 
| A¢Bs|¢vS¢Ót | they enter in to | 
| i¢t | thus | 
| s: exa | this wellknown | 
| BagIv£ vaâN£ | of Bhrgu and Varuna | 
| ¢vïa | Knowledge | 
| prmE | in the highest | 
| ÛyaEmn¯ | in the empyrean,in the heart | 
| p#¢t¢¿ta | is firmly grounded | 
| s: | he | 
| y: | who | 
| ev| | thus | 
| vEd | contemplates | 
| p#¢t¢t¿¢t | becomes establlished | 
| A°van¯ | possessor of food | 
| A°ad: | an eater of food | 
| Bv¢t | becomes | 
| mhan¯ | great | 
| Bv¢t | becomes | 
| p#jya | through progeny | 
| pS¤¢B: | through cattle | 
| b#'vcIsEn | through the resplendence born of | 
| k£ÏyaI | through renown | 
| mhan¯ | great | 
| A°| | food | 
| n | not | 
| ¢nÓdyat¯ | one should blame | 
| tt¯ | that | 
| v#tm¯ | (is) a holy observance, a pious rule | 
| p#aN: | Prana | 
| vW | indeed | 
| A°m¯ | food | 
| Sr£rm¯ | body | 
| A°adm¯ | (is) an eater of food | 
| p#aNE | in lifebreath | 
| Sr£r| | body | 
| p#¢t¢¿tm¯ | is established | 
| Sr£rE | in the body | 
| p#aN: | life | 
| p#¢t¢¿t: | is established | 
| tt¯ | that therefore | 
| ett¯ | this | 
| A°m¯ | food | 
| A°E | in food | 
| p#¢t¢¿tm¯ | established | 
| s: | he | 
| y | who | 
| ett¯ | this | 
| A°m¯ | food | 
| A°E | in food | 
| p#¢t¢¿t | established | 
| vEd | knows | 
| p#¢t¢t¿¢t | becomes established | 
| A°van¯ | possessor of food | 
| A°ad: | eateroffood | 
| Bv¢t | becomes | 
| mhan¯ | great | 
| Bv¢t | becomes | 
| p#jya | inprogeny | 
| pS¤¢B: | incattle | 
| b#'vcIsEn | inluster of holiness | 
| mhan¯ | great | 
| k£ÏyaI | in glory |