(गार्गीब्राह्मणम्) अथ हैनं गार्गी वाचक्नवी पप्रच्छ याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच ।यदिदं सर्वमप्स्वोतं च प्रोतं च कस्मिन्नु खल्वाप ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।वायौ गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु वायुरोतश्च प्रोतश्चेति ।अन्तरिक्षलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्वन्तरिक्षलोका ओतश्च प्रोतश्चेति ।गन्धर्वलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु गन्धर्वलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।अदित्यलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्वादित्यलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।चन्द्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु चन्द्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।नक्षत्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु नक्षत्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।देवलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु देवलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।इन्द्रलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खल्विन्द्रलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।प्रजापतिलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु प्रजापतिलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।ब्रह्मलोकेषु गार्गीति ।कस्मिन्नु खलु ब्रह्मलोका ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति ।स होवाच गार्गि मातिप्राक्षीः ।मा ते मूर्धा व्यपप्तत् ।अनतिप्रश्न्यां वै देवतामतिपृच्छसि ।गार्गि मातिप्राक्षीरिति ।ततो ह गार्गी वाचक्नव्युपरराम ॥बृह. ३,६.१ ॥
In plain words
Then Gārgī Vācaknavī asked him. "Yājñavalkya," she said, "since all this is woven, warp and woof, upon the waters, upon what are the waters woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the wind, Gārgī." "Upon what is the wind woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of the middle region, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of the middle region woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of the Gandharvas, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of the Gandharvas woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of the sun, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of the sun woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of the moon, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of the moon woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of the constellations, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of the constellations woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of the gods, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of the gods woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of Indra, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of Indra woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of Prajāpati, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of Prajāpati woven, warp and woof?" "Upon the worlds of Brahman, Gārgī." "Upon what are the worlds of Brahman woven, warp and woof?" He said, "Gārgī, do not ask too much, lest thy head fall off. Thou art asking too much about a deity about which one must not ask too much. Gārgī, do not ask too much." Thereupon Gārgī Vācaknavī fell silent.