विवक्षोर्मुखतो भूम्नो वह्निर्वाग् व्याहृतं तयो: । जले चैतस्य सुचिरं निरोध: समजायत ॥ १९ ॥
vivaksor mukhato bhumno vahnir vag vyahrtam tayoh jale caitasya suciram nirodhah samajayata
- vivaksoh
- when there was a need to speak
- mukhatah
- from the mouth
- bhumnah
- of the Supreme
- vahnih
- fire or the controlling deity of fire
- vak
- vibration
- vyahrtam
- speeches
- tayoh
- by both
- jale
- in the water
- ca
- however
- etasya
- of all these
- suciram
- a very, very long time
- nirodhah
- suspension
- samajayata
- did continue.
When the Supreme desired to speak, speeches were vibrated from the mouth. Then the controlling deity Fire was generated from the mouth. But when He was lying in the water, all these functions remained suspended.