Sūta narrated: I bow down to Hiraṇyagarbha, the lordly Puruṣa who is unborn, who is the first creator of subjects, who is the most excellent one, through whom the Kalpa has been competent to have its characteristics; through whom the fire has been capable of being a purifying factor; and who is the self-born Brahmā administering all the worlds. After bowing down to Brahmā, I shall recount the excellent creation of living beings, that begins with Mahat (the great First Principle) and ends with Viśeṣa (special created things), that has its own characteristic features and diversities, that has five authorities (testimonies); that calmly rests in the six ones (?) and that which is presided over by Puruṣa.