Is the inner essence of mother and father one? Or is he one though present everywhere in various forms? In the Varuṇa branch it is said that the space between heaven and earth is pervaded by the one. ‘Behold my forms, O Pārtha’ — many forms are affirmed, and mother and father are heaven and earth. From usages such as ‘May the earth not be hostile to us, may the heavenly one be our father’ (Rg., Br., Up., etc.) — thus it is not inherently fearful in its own nature. From Nārada’s absence of it: the Lord shows some things — some delight in seeing that form, some tremble at it, some are thoroughly satisfied — in the Varuṇa recension. Not all see it. Even without seeing, because they cannot apprehend those (forms) they appear to be seen with fear. Similarly in the Gautama recension: having seen the god some rejoice, some, though not having seen, because of fear are frightened as if they had seen him. ‘They see him with eyes cast down, their mouths closed’ — these indicate the movements of the mind.