Addressed by him, the trees and herbs and grasses became as much moved as Agni had been at the command and they replied to the Grandfather, saying, How shall we, O grandfather of all the worlds, be ourselves saved from this sin? You should not afflict us that have already been assailed by the fates.
ततो वृक्षौषधितृणं तथैवोक्तं यथातथम्। व्यथितं वह्निवद् राजन् ब्रह्माणमिदमब्रवीत्॥ अस्माकं ब्रह्मवध्यायाः कोऽन्तो लोकपितामह। दैवेनाभिहतानस्मान् न पुनर्हन्तुमर्हसि॥