Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 7.16

7.16

ŚĀ 7,16
mātā pūrvarūpaṃ pitottararūpaṃ prajā saṃhiteti bhārgavaḥ | tad etad ekam eva sarvaṃ abhyanūktam | mātā ca hyevedaṃ pitā ca prajā ca sarvam | saiṣāditisaṃhitā | aditir hevedaṃ sarvaṃ yad idaṃ kiṃcid viśvabhūtam | tad etad ṛcābhyuditam - aditir dyaur aditir antarikṣaṃ aditir mātā sā pitā sa putraḥ | viśve devā aditiḥ pañca janā aditir jātam aditir janitvam || sa ya evam etāṃ saṃhitāṃ veda saṃdhīyate prajayā paśubhir yaśasā brahmavarcasena svargeṇa lokena sarvam āyur eti ||

"The mother is the first member, the father the second member, offspring the continuous text (saṃhitā)," says Bhārgava. This whole [universe] is referred to as one alone; for mother, father, and offspring are this all. This is the Aditi-saṃhitā. For Aditi is all this, whatever exists here as all creation. This has been declared by the Ṛgvedic verse: / 'Aditi is heaven, Aditi is the intermediate space, / Aditi is mother, father, and son. / Aditi is all the gods, the five peoples; / Aditi is what is born, Aditi is what is to be born.' / He who knows this continuous text (saṃhitā) thus is joined with offspring, cattle, fame, brahminical splendour, and the heavenly world; he attains a full lifespan.