My mind, combined with my eyes waxed feebler. And then fixing with might and main my eyes as well as my mind (on the sun), I could by a violent exercise of my energy behold the sun. And the sun shining, appeared to us like the earth in extent.
मनश्च मे हतं भूयश्चक्षुः प्राप्य तु संश्रयम्। यत्नेन महता ह्यस्मिन् मनः संधाय चक्षुषी॥ यत्नेन महता भूयो भास्करः प्रतिलोकितः। तुल्यपृथ्वीप्रमाणेन भास्करः प्रतिभाति नौ॥