स होवाच गार्ग्यः य एवायमग्नौ पुरुष एतमेवाहं ब्रह्मोपास इति ।स होवाचाजातशत्रुः मा मैतस्मिन्संवदिष्ठाः ।विषासहिरिति वा अहमेतमुपास इति ।स य एतमेवमुपास्ते विषासहिर्ह भवति ।विषासहिर्हास्य प्रजा भवति ॥बृह. २,१.७ ॥
In plain words
Gārgya said, "The person who is in the fire — him indeed I worship as Brahman." Ajātaśatru said to him, "Do not draw me into talk about him. I worship him as the overpowering one." He who worships him thus becomes overpowering, and his offspring become overpowering.