Garudapurana 1.67.10

1.67.10

madhyamā ca bhavedagniḥ phalantī kālapūriṇī /
vāmā hyamṛtarūpā ca jagadāpyāyane sthitā //

and the middle is fire, bearing fruit and fulfilling time. / For the left has the nature of nectar, abiding to nourish the universe;