The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.223.8

1.223.8

ūrdhvaṃ cādhaśca gacchanti visarpanti ca pārśvataḥ |
arciṣaste mahāvīrya raśmayaḥ savituryathā || 8 ||

"Jaritari said, 'Thou art, O fire, the soul of air! Thou art the body of the Earth's vegetation! O Sukra, water is thy parent as thou art the parent of water! O thou of great energy, thy flames, like the rays of the sun, extend themselves above, below, behind, and on each side.'