तान् वरिष्ठः प्राण उवाच । मा मोहमापद्यथ अहमेवैतत्
पञ्चधाऽऽत्मानं प्रविभज्यैतद्बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामीति
तेऽश्रद्दधाना बभूवुः ॥ २.३॥
tān variṣṭhaḥ prāṇa uvāca . mā mohamāpadyatha ahamevaitat
pañcadhā”tmānaṃ pravibhajyaitadbāṇamavaṣṭabhya vidhārayāmīti
te’śraddadhānā babhūvuḥ .. 2.3..
To them prana, the chiefmost said: “Do not fall into delusion. I alone, dividing myself into five parts, support this body and uphold it.” But they were incredulous.