Among all heroes, I am Vīrabhadra, and among the perfected beings, I am the sage Kapila. Of all weapons, I am the thunderbolt, and of all vows, I am the very essence of truth. Among the four stages of life, know me as the householder; among all the lords, I am the great Lord Himself. Of the Yakṣas, I am Kubera, and among the leaders of the Gaṇas, I am Vīraka. Among those who possess strength, I am the wind, and among all the islands, I am Puṣkara. Of the Vedas, I am the Sāma Veda, and within the Yajur texts, I am the Śatarudriya. Among hymns, I am the Puruṣa Sūkta, and among the Sāma chants, I am the Jyeṣṭha Sāman. Of all lands, I am Brahmāvarta; among the sacred fields, I am Avimuktaka. Among all beings, I am space; and among living creatures, I am death itself. Of all the paths one may take, I am liberation; among the highest, I am the Supreme Lord. Know that all these forms and glories are but manifestations of my own radiance. Of all that exists, I am the Lord, the god whom the wise remember as Paśupati. Those who know the Vedas declare me alone as the liberator of beings. Apart from me, the Supreme Self, the imperishable Lord of all, there is none. These, indeed, are the bonds of Paśupati—the afflictions that bind beings. They are the eight primal natures and their various modifications. The anus, the generative organ, the two hands, the two feet, and speech are considered the tenth. These twenty-three are the primary principles of nature. The cause that is without beginning, middle, or end—the supreme cause of the world—is I alone. The state of equilibrium among these principles is known as the unmanifest, the primal nature. The wise understand that diversity among qualities arises from differences in understanding. Actions offered to me, depending on the intent, may lead either to bondage or to liberation. Those bonds, known as afflictions, are the fetters that bind the self. The root-prakriti, the unmanifest, is the power that abides in me. All the evolutes, beginning with the great principle, belong to the eternal Lord of gods. This supreme, primeval Person is how the wise know me. By my grace, a creature crosses the dreadful ocean of worldly existence. I alone am the blessed one, the sole, supreme Lord. The root, called māyā, is the source from which this entire world has arisen. From it were born the subtle elements, the great elements, and the senses. Within that was born the great Brahmā, empowered by my strength. Yet, deluded by my māyā, beings do not see me as their father. Even so, māyā is their supreme source, and the wise know me alone as the father of all. That steadfast one, who recognizes this in all worlds, does not fall into delusion. I am the Lord, embodied as the sacred syllable Om, as Brahmā, and as Prajāpati. He who perceives the imperishable within the midst of all that perishes—he alone truly sees. Such a one does not harm himself by his own actions and thus attains the highest state. He who knows the function of pradhāna, the primordial substance, attains the supreme Brahman. The six limbs of the Great Lord are declared, as well as the nature of bondage and its application by Him.