Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 20.106

20.106

tā abruvanrūpāṇi ha no vettha
tāni naḥ prayaccha | yairvayaṃ rūpiṇīrasāma
rūpī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti
tābhyo rūpāṇi prāyacchat
yatprāvṛṣi nihatarajaskāyai prathamaṃ saṃjāyamānāyā asyai rūpaṃ bhavati
tadasyai prāyacchat
yadveva prāvṛṣi nihatarajaskasyāntarikṣasya rūpaṃ bhavati | tadamuṣyai prāyacchat
etāni ha vā āsāṃ rūpāṇi
tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman
so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti
tā abruvannāmāni ha no vettha
tāni naḥ prayaccha | yairvayaṃ nāminīrasāma
nāmī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti
tābhyo nāmāni prāyacchat
bhūstvamasītīmāmabravīd | bhuvastvamityetāṃ | svastvamityamūm
etāni ha vā āsāṃ nāmāni
tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman
so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti

They said: "You do know our forms.
Give them to us, with which we may have form.
May that Brahmin have form who knows us."
To them he gave forms:
what is the form of this [earth] when its dust has been laid in the rainy season, when it is first coming to life,
that he gave to this one;
and what is the form of the atmosphere when its dust has been laid in the rainy season, that he gave to that one.
These indeed are their forms.
Having lived [with him] for a year, they walked away.
He said: "Why have you walked away?"
They said: "You do know our names.
Give them to us, with which we may have names.
May that Brahmin have name[s] who knows us."
To them he gave names:
"You are Bhūḥ," he said to this one; "You are Bhuvaḥ," to this one; "You are Svaḥ," to that one.
These indeed are their names.
Having lived [with him] for a year, they walked away.
He said: "Why have you walked away?"