31. He extends all over the extent of districts, cities and villages; He dwells in every house, and in every living body. He extends over years and ages and all parts of time.
32. In him live all living beings, and those that are dead and gone, and have not obtained their liberation; and all the detached worlds are attached to him to no end and for ever.
33. Each world has its people, and all peoples have their minds. Again each mind has a world in it, and every world has its people also.
34. Thus the visibles having neither beginning nor end, are all but erroneous conceptions of the mind; they are no other than Brahma to the knower of God, who sees no reality in aught besides.
35. There is but one only intellect, which pervades this earth below and the heaven above; which extends over the land and water, and lies in woods and stones, and fills the whole and endless universe. Thus wherever there is anything, in any part of this boundless world; they all inspire the idea of the divinity in the divine, while they are looked upon as sensible objects by the ungodly.
CHAPTER LXIV.
Sport of the Heavenly Nymphs.
Argument:—Full account of the nymph, since her birth to her Beatification.
Vasishtha continued:—The graceful nymph with lotus like eyes, and her side long glances darting as a string of málati flowers, was then gently looked upon by me, and accosted with tenderness.
2. Who art thou sweet nymph, I said, that art as fair as the farina of the lotus floret, and comest to my company; say, whose and what thou art, where is thy abode and wither thou goest, and what thou desirest of me.
3. The nymph replied:—It is meet, O muni, that you greet me thus; that repair to you with a grieving heart, and will lay my case confidently before you for your kind advice to me.