Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 10.7

10.7

ŚĀ 10,7
sa tṛpto retas tarpayati | retas tṛptam apas tarpayati | āpas tṛptā nadīṃs tarpayanti | nadyas tṛptāḥ samudraṃ tarpayanti | samudro tṛpto yat kiṃcit samudreṇāpihitam 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 10.7
He, satisfied, satisfies semen. Semen, satisfied, satisfies the waters. The waters, satisfied, satisfy the rivers. The rivers, satisfied, satisfy the ocean. The ocean, satisfied, satisfies whatever is covered by the ocean, 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.