Matsyapurana 23.13

23.13

taddīptiradhikā tasmād rātrau bhavati sarvadā
tenauṣadhīśaḥ somo 'bhūd dvijeśaścāpi gadyate //

Then by the Yogic glory of the Lord Brahmâ, *that*, became still more illustrious and merged into the moon. By Its lustre the herbs in the world profusely thrived and the moon became much more radiant in the night and consequently it (the moon) came to be the sovereign of the herbs and the Brâhmaṇas.—12-13