हिन्दी
Then Gargi, the daughter of Vachaknu, questioned him. "Yajnavalkya ," said she, "if all this is pervaded by water, by what, pray, is water pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By air, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what, pray, is air pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the sky, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the sky pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the world of the gandharvas, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the world of the gandharvas pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the world of the sun, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the world of the sun pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the world of the moon, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the world of the moon pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the world of the stars, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the world of the stars pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the world of the gods, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the world of the gods pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the world of Indra, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the world of Indra pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the World of Virij, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what is the World of Virij pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "By the World of Hiranyagarbha, O Gargi." (Gargi asked) "By what, pray, is the World of Hiranyagarbha pervaded?" (Yajnavalkya replied) "Do not, O Gargi," said he, "question too much, lest your head should fall off. You are questioning too much about a deity about whom we should not ask too much. Do not ask too much, O Gargi." Thereupon Gargi, the daughter of Vachaknu, held her peace.
Brihadaranyak
It is the exponent of Advaita Vedanta and asceticism. This Upanishad's Brahmanrupanatmik is mostly a set of those interpretations from which Ajatashatru of Gargya Balaki, Jaivali Pravahna of Svetaketu, Yajnavalkya of Maitreyi and Janaka and eight sages like Gargi and Jaratkarava Artabhaga etc. Brahmic curiosity of the sages was retired.
