खान्याकाशे द्रवं तोये यथास्थानं विभागश: । क्षितिमम्भसि तत्तेजस्यदो वायौ नभस्यमुम् ॥ १६ ॥
khany akase dravam toye yatha-sthanam vibhagasah ksitim ambhasi tat tejasy ado vayau nabhasy amum
- khani
- the different holes in the body for the sense organs
- akase
- in the sky
- dravam
- the liquid substance
- toye
- in the water
- yatha-sthanam
- according to proper situation
- vibhagasah
- as they are divided
- ksitim
- earth
- ambhasi
- in the water
- tat
- that
- tejasi
- in the fire
- adah
- the fire
- vayau
- in the air
- nabhasi
- in the sky
- amum
- that.
In this way, according to the different positions of the various parts of the body, Prthu Maharaja merged the holes of his senses with the sky; his bodily liquids, such as blood and various secretions, with the totality of water; and he merged earth with water, then water with fire, fire with air, air with sky, and so on.