You are the maker of the Brahmana's rod; you are armed with the Sataghni, the noose, and the dart; you are he who was born within the primeval lotus; you are he who has a huge womb; you are he who has the Vedas in his womb; you are he who takes his rise from that infinite span of waters which appears after the dissolution of the universe.
ब्रह्मदण्डविनिर्माता शतघ्नीपाशशक्तिमान्। पद्मगर्भो महागर्भो ब्रह्मगर्भो जलोद्भवः॥