Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 58.382

58.382

tamasyāmudīcyāṃ diśi viśve devā anvaicchanviṣṇumukhāḥ
te'nvavindanyadvidyuto rūpaṃ tat
tadevāsya ta upāsate
tamasyāmūrdhvāyāṃ diśi maruto'nvaicchannīśānamukhāḥ
te'nvavindanyatśretaṃ rūpaṃ tat
tadevāsya ta upāsate
tametasminparloke sādhyāścāptyāścānvaicchansavitṛmukhāḥ
te'nvavindanyatkṛṣṇaṃ rūpaṃ tat
tadevāsya ta upāsate
tamasminnevāntaradeśe gandharvā anvaicchanmitramukhāḥ
te'nvavindanyanmadhuno rūpaṃ tat
tadevāsya ta upāsate
tamaṅgiraso'nvaicchannatharvamukhāḥ
te'nvavindanyadghṛtasya rūpaṃ tat
tadevāsya ta upāsate
tamāsurā anvaicchannasitamukhāḥ
te'nvavindanyatsurāyai rūpaṃ tat
tadevāsya ta upāsate

The All-Gods, with Viṣṇu as their head, sought him in this northern direction. They found that which is the form of lightning. That very form of his they worship. The Maruts, with Īśāna as their head, sought him in this upward direction. They found that which is the white form. That very form of his they worship. The Sādhyas and the Āptyas, with Savitṛ as their head, sought him in that other world. They found that which is the black form. That very form of his they worship. The Gandharvas, with Mitra as their head, sought him in this intermediate region. They found that which is the form of honey. That very form of his they worship. The Aṅgirases, with the Atharvans as their head, sought him. They found that which is the form of clarified butter. That very form of his they worship. The Asuras, with Asita as their head, sought him. They found that which is the form of liquor. That very form of his they worship.