Shatapatha Brahmana 1.9.3.14

1.9.3.14

atha sūryamudīkṣate | saiṣā gatireṣāpratiṣṭhā tadetāṃ gatimetām pratiṣṭhāṃ gacati tasmātsūryamudīkṣate

He looks, with the text (Vâg. S. II, 25 f), 'We have gone to the realm of light (svar).' The realm of light assuredly means the gods: hence he thereby says, 'We have gone to the gods.'--With (ib. g), 'We have united with splendour' (he looks on the Âhavanîya fire): he thereby says, 'We have united with the gods.'