'The intention is “ in case you have no faith in my possess ing the reguired knowledge and you do not like to undertake the one year's penance, coutinence, and others which are diffi cult to observe, you had better depart. Here then the principle that one should desire to hear (the teaching) with no idea of testing the master's knowledge is enunciated. Similarly it is also indicated that the Master too should not have too much anxiety to secure disciples, Then (after a year) Kabandhi of the Katyayana family approaching (Pippalada) asked "Master, whence veriry are these persons born?' To him he (Pippalāda) said Prajapati (was) desirous of off-spring. He practised penance. He, having practised perance, creates the pair ' Rayi' and ' Prāna ', thinking that these two will make for me manifold off-spring. Commentary Atha Kabandhi; After a year with the permission of others (his co-seekers) Kabandhi approached Pippalada as instructed i॥ the scriptures and asked : what ? The meaning is clear. asked as stated above Prajakamo ha vai : Prajapati desirous of off-spring. Here Prajapati means Brahman, since the passage refers to the cause (of creation), and Vyasārya has established that the word refers to Brahman
