तपसा चीयते ब्रह्म ततोऽन्नमभिजायते ।
अन्नात् प्राणो मनः सत्यं लोकाः कर्मसु चामृतम् ॥ ८॥
tapasā cīyate brahma tato’nnamabhijāyate .
annāt prāṇo manaḥ satyaṃ lokāḥ karmasu cāmṛtam .. 8..
Brahman expands by means of austerity and from It primal matter is produced; from matter, Prana; from Prana, mind; from mind, the elements; from the elements, the worlds; thence works and from the works, their immortal fruits.