atha hovācoddālakam āruṇim | gautama kaṃ tvam ātmānam upassa iti | pṛthivīm eva bhagavo rājann iti hovāca | eṣa vai pratiṣṭhātmā vaiśvānaro yaṃ tvam ātmānam upāsse | tasmāt tvaṃ pratiṣṭhito 'si prajayā ca paśubhiś ca
Then he said to Auddâlaka Âruni: 'O Gautama, whom do you meditate on as the Self?' He replied: 'The earth only, venerable king.' He said: 'The Self which you meditate on is the Vaisvânara Self, called Pratishthâ (firm rest). Therefore you stand firm with offspring and cattle.