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 1       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|            SIXTH BRAHMANA.~1. Then Gargi Vakaknavi asked. 'Yagnavalkya,'
 2       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|          warp and woof?~'In air, O Gargi, 'he replied.~'In what then
 3       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|           the worlds of the sky, O Gargi,'he replied.~'In what then
 4       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|        worlds of the Gandharvas, O Gargi,' he replied.~'In what then
 5       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|          worlds of Aditya (sun), O Gargi,'he replied.~'In what then
 6       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|         worlds of Kandra (moon), O Gargi,' he replied.~'In what then
 7       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|          the Nakshatras (stars), O Gargi,' he replied.~'In what then
 8       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|      worlds of the Devas (gods), O Gargi,' he replied.~'In what then
 9       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|          In the worlds of Indra, O Gargi,'he replied.~'In what then
10       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|         the worlds of Pragapati, O Gargi,'he replied.~'In what then
11       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|           the worlds of Brahman, O Gargi: he replied.~'In what then
12       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|        woof?'~Yagnavalkya said: 'O Gargi, Do not ask too much, lest
13       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|             Do not ask too much, O Gargi.' After that Gargi Vakaknavi
14       XV,  11,    2,   3,   6|         much, O Gargi.' After that Gargi Vakaknavi held her peace.~
15       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|          Yagnavalkya said: 'Ask, O Gargi.'~2. She said: 'O Yagnavalkya,
16       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|          Yagnavalkya said: 'Ask, O Gargi.'~3. She said: 'OYagnavalkya,
17       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|         Yagnavalkya said': 'Ask, O Gargi.'~6. She said: 'O Yagnavalkya,
18       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|           and woof, in the ether.'~Gargi said: 'In what then is the
19       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|          and woof?'~8. He said: 'O Gargi, the Brahmanas call this
20       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|      Akshara (the imperishable), O Gargi, sun and moon stand apart
21       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|         command of that Akshara, O Gargi, heaven and earth stand
22       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|         command of that Akshara, O Gargi, what are called moments (
23       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|         command of that Akshara, O Gargi, some rivers flow to the
24       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|         command of that Akshara, O Gargi, men praise those who give,
25       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8| Darvi-offering.'~10. 'Whosoever, O Gargi, without knowing that Akshara (
26       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|          have an end. Whosoever, O Gargi, without knowing this Akshara,
27       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|           like a slave). But he, O Gargi, who departs this world,
28       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|              11. 'That Brahman,' O Gargi, 'is unseen, but seeing;
29       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|            In that Akshara then, O Gargi, the ether is woven, like
30       XV,  11,    2,   3,   8|           and woof.'~12. Then said Gargi: 'Venerable Brahmans, you