तस्मै स होवाच प्रजाकामो वै प्रजापतिः स तपोऽतप्यत
स तपस्तप्त्वा स मिथुनमुत्पादयते । रयिं च प्राणं
चेत्येतौ मे बहुधा प्रजाः करिष्यत इति ॥ १.४॥
tasmai sa hovāca prajākāmo vai prajāpatiḥ sa tapo’tapyata
sa tapastaptvā sa mithunamutpādayate . rayiṃ ca prāṇaṃ
cetyetau me bahudhā prajāḥ kariṣyata iti .. 1.4..
To him the teacher said: Prajapati, the Creator, was desirous of progeny. He performed austerities and having performed austerities, created the pair, the moon (rayi) and the sun (prana). He said to Himself: “These two should produce creatures for Me in manifold ways.”