Yāska's Nirukta 188.2

188.2

brāhmaṇamapi caitamevārthaṃ bravītyayamevāgniradityo bhavatīti,-“yadasya divi tṛtīyaṃ tadasāvāditya iti brāhmaṇam” | asya -iti vyapadeśāt pārthivasyāgneḥ prādhānyaṃ darśayati | ubhābhyāṃ pakṣābhyāṃ vyāvṛtya svapakṣasādhanamuktvā devatāmatattvamālambya nirucyate | ekamevedaṃ jyotiḥ, jyotiṣvāviśeṣāt | tatpunaraṃtajjagadyātrāsiddhaye tridhā vibhakta pṛthivyāmantarikṣe divi ca vibhaktābhidhānaṃ sampadyate, agnirviyadāditya iti|
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“hotṛjapastvanagnirvaiśvānarīyo bhavati”| evamapi tu sati ayam anagniḥ vaiśvānaraḥ hotṛjapaḥ | “deva savitaretaṃ tvā vṛṇate'gniṃ hotrāya sa ha pitrā vaiśvānareṇaiti”| evametaṃ japa varṇayanti | “imam eva agniṃ savitāram āha” pārthivam, “sarvasya prasavitāram” yajñadvāreṇa “madhyamaṃ vā uttamaṃ vā” “pitaram” asya vaiśvānaramāha | saha tena vaiśvānareṇa pitrā | evaṃ dvau pitāputrāviti vyapadeśāt pārthivādanyo vaiśvānaraḥ | sa ca punarmadhyamo vottamo vetyevamevamayamanāgnarvaiśvānaratve'pi sati hotṛjapaḥ |
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