Thus addressed, Brahman bowed his head to the illustrious Harimedhas and received from him that foremost of all religions with all its mysteries and abstract of details, together with the Aranyakas,-the religion which originated from the mouth of Narayana. Narayana then instructed Brahman of incomparable energy in that religion, and addressing him, said,-You are the creator of the duties that are to be observed in the respective cycles! Having said. this to Brahman, Narayana disappeared and went to that place which is beyond the reach of Ignorance, where the unmanifest resides, and which is known by the name of acts without desire of fruits.
ततो ब्रह्मा नमश्चक्रे देवाय हरिमेधसे। धर्मं चाम्यं स जग्राह सरहस्यं ससंग्रहम्॥ आरण्यकेन सहितं नारायणमुखोद्भवम्। उपदिश्य ततो धर्मं ब्रह्मणेऽमिततेजसे॥ त्वं कर्ता युगधर्माणां निराशी:कर्मसंज्ञितम्। जगाम तमसः पारं यत्राव्यक्तं व्यवस्थितम्॥