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- ᎢᏂe greał Prajapati, wishing ło creałe beings, medialed over the matter. Then, pondering over the shostras and science, he creased the pair of the sun and the moon as helpers in creation—the sun or life as the consumer and the moon or food öᏚ. ihe thing consumed."
आदित्यो वै प्राणः रयिरेव चन्द्रमाः रयिर्वा एतत् सब्वे । 环:以H “The sun is life, it is the calor, il is fire : the moon is Soma—the food to be consumed". There are three stages of this energy—the sun, fire, and the digestive fire within. As all eatable things are nourished by the moon's ruys, the moon is called food. The sun, radialing his rays in various directions, animates all living beings. This sun is the giver of all heal, light and energy and the sages of old knew his value well. He has a thousand rays and is the life of all beings. Day and nighi, time and elernity—all these are caused by the influence of the sun, and they transmit their influence and live 8S food in all eatable things, This sood produces semen—the source of life wherefrom gradually grow all living beings. In the Prashmopanishad it is said that Time and all food-grains (such as rice and barley) have come ouł from the couple, Prajapali and the moon : from these food grains has come the seed of life :
