Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 7.22

7.22

ŚĀ 7,22
athāto vāliśikhāyaner vacaḥ | pañcemāni mahābhūtāni bhavantīti ha smāha vāliśikhayaniḥ | pṛthivī vāyur ākāśam āpo jyautīṃṣi tāni mithaḥ saṃhitani bhavanti | aatha yānyanyāni kṣudrāṇi mahābhūtaiḥ saṃdhīyante saiṣā sarvavibhūtasaṃhitā | sa ya evam etāṃ saṃhitāṃ veda saṃdhīyate prajayā paśubhir yaśasā brahmavarcasena svargeṇa lokena sarvam āyur eti ||

ŚĀ 7.22
Now then, the teaching of Vāliśikhāyani. “These are the five gross elements,” Vāliśikhāyani used to say: “earth, wind, space, waters, luminaries; these are continuous with one another. And the others, which are lesser, are joined with the gross elements. That is the continuous text of all powers. He who knows this continuous text thus is joined with offspring, cattle, renown, brahminical splendour, and the heavenly world; he attains a complete lifespan.