Agni Goes to the Yaksha — Fails to Burn Grass
Kena Upanishad · Khanda 3 · Verse 17
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Sanskrit Original
अग्निं जातवेदसमब्रुवन्नित्वं वेत्थ तद्यक्षमिति तथेति । तदभ्यद्रवत् तमभ्यवदत् कोऽसीत्यग्निर्वा अहमस्मि जातवेदा वा अहमस्मीति ॥
agniṃ jātavedasam abruvan nit tvaṃ vettha tad yakṣam iti tatheti | tad abhyadravat tam abhyavadat ko'sīty agnir vā aham asmi jātavedā vā aham asmīti ||
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They said to Agni (Jatavedas): "Find out what this Yaksha is." He agreed and ran toward it. The Yaksha asked: "Who are you?" "I am Agni, Jatavedas," he replied.