Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.7.4.5

6.7.4.5

tā etā ekavyākhyānāḥ | etamevābhi tā āgneyyastriṣṭubhastā yadāgneyyastenāgniratha yattriṣṭubho yadekādaśa tenendra aindrāgno 'gniryāvatyasya mātrā tāvataivainametadupatiṣṭhata indrāgnī vai sarve devāḥ sarvadevatyo 'gniryāvatya

'In the sea the manly-minded (kindled) thee, in the waters,'--the manly-minded is Pragâpati: thus, 'In the waters Pragâpati (kindled) thee;'--'the man-watcher hath kindled thee, O Agni, in the udder of the sky,'--the man-watcher, doubtless, is Pragâpati, and the udder of the sky is the waters;--'thee, whilst standing in the third region,'--the third region, doubtless, is the sky;--'the buffaloes made (thee) grow in the lap of the waters;'--the buffaloes, doubtless, are the vital airs: thus, 'the vital airs made thee grow in the sky.'