You are the Veda; you are the Smritis the Itihasas, the Puranas, and other scriptures; you are the illustrious god of very sacred shrine; you are he who has the Earth for his car; you are the inert elements that form every creature; you are he who gives life into every combination of those inert elements; you are the Pranava and other sacred Mantras that put life into dead matter; you are he who casts peaceful looks; you are severely harsh.