That was hidden in the beginning, unmanifest, enveloped by darkness; it was this all together. From that, when even that was cast aside, the ascetic One was born—alone.

There was darkness covered by darkness in the beginning, all this (world) was undistinguishablewater; that empty united (world) which was covered by a mere nothing, was produced through the power ofausterity.

Darkness there was: at first concealed in darknew this All was indiscriminated chaos. All that existed then was void and form less: by the great power of Warmth was born that Unit.