स होवाच बालाकिर्य एवैष प्राज्ञ आत्मा येनैतत्पुरुषः सुप्तः स्वप्नमाचरति तमेवाहमुपास इति तं होवाचाजातशत्रुर्मा मैतस्मिन्समवादयिष्ठा यमो राजेति वा अहमेतमुपास इति स यो हैतमेवमुपास्ते सर्वं हास्मा इदं श्रैष्ठ्याय गम्यते ॥ १५ ॥
In plain words
Bālāki said, "That self of wisdom by which a person asleep moves about in dream — him indeed I worship." Ajātaśatru said to him, "Do not draw me into talk about him. I worship him as Yama the king." He who worships him thus — all this comes to him for his pre-eminence.