Matsyapurana 154.580

154.580

nityamārādhitaḥ śrīmān pṛthumūlaḥ samunnataḥ
nākarotsevituṃ merur upahāraṃ patiṣyataḥ //

The Udayâchal and the Astâchala which are the mountains on which respectively rises and sets the Sun the former helps in the beginning, and the latter in the end , but in the heart of the Astachala really lies imbedded firm friendship The Sumeru Mount which is daily worshipped, whose base is wide and which is very lofty does no help to the Sun, the doer of real service, at this time This sort of behaviour is also present in the waters So the intelligent beings should make use of everything The Sun, too at the end of a day, entered into waters, but He did not feel any need for those when He had considered his own a short time previously—579 581