Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 10.5

10.5

ŚĀ 10,5
sa tṛpto manas tarpayati | manas tṛptaṃ candramasaṃ tarpayati | candramās tṛpto nakṣatrāṇi tarpayati | nakṣatrāṇi tṛptāni māsāṃs tarpayanti | māsās tṛptā ardhamāsāṃs tarpayanti | ardhamāsās tṛptā ahorātre tarpayanti | ahorātre tṛpte ṛtūṃs tarpayataḥ | ṛtavas tṛptāḥ saṃvatsaraṃ tarpayanti | saṃvatsaras tṛpto yat kiṃcit saṃvatsareṇāpihitam bhavad bhaviṣyad bhūtaṃ tat sarvaṃ tarpayati | ya evaṃ vidvān aśnāti ca pibati cāśayati ca pāyayati ca so 'śnāti sa pibati sa tṛpyati sa tarpayati ||

ŚĀ 10.5
He, satisfied, satisfies the mind. The mind, satisfied, satisfies the moon. The moon, satisfied, satisfies the lunar mansions. The lunar mansions, satisfied, satisfy the months. The months, satisfied, satisfy the half-months. The half-months, satisfied, satisfy day and night. Day and night, satisfied, satisfy the seasons. The seasons, satisfied, satisfy the year. The year, satisfied, satisfies whatever is covered by the year, present, future, and past; it satisfies all that. He who, knowing thus, eats and drinks, feeds and gives to drink, he eats, he drinks, he is satisfied, and he satisfies.