Matsyapurana 124.39

124.39

vidūrabhāvādarkasya bhūmereṣā gatasya ca
śrayante raśmayo yasmāt tena rātrau na dṛśyate //

The sun gives out heat equally in all directions, in the front, sideways and backward. He is said to rise at a place where He is first seen and set where He (finally) disappears. The Mount Meru is northernmost place, though south of the Lokâloka Mountain. He is at a vast distance from the Earth and His rays too in their passage here (are obstructed by) go to other things; consequently, He is not visible at night.—37-39.