Yāska's Nirukta 12.40

12.40

``omāsaś carṣanīdhṛto viśve devāsa ā gata/
dāśvāṃso dāśusaḥ sutam/''.
avitāp vā avanīyā vā manuṣya ghṛtaḥ sarve ca devā iha āgacchata,.dattavantaḥ dattavataḥ sutam iti/
tad etad ekam eva vaiśvadevam gāyatram tṛcam daśayīsu vidyate/
yat tu kiṃcid bahu daivatam tad vaiśvadevānām sthāne yujyate/
yad eva viśva liṅgam iti śākapūnih/
anatyanta gatas tv eṣa uddeśo bhavati/
``babhrur eka''.iti daśa dvipadā aliṅgāh/
bhūtāṃśaḥ kāśyapa āśvinam eka liṅgam/
abhitastīyam sūktam eka liṅgam/
sādhyā devāḥ sādhanāt/
teṣām eṣā bhavati/
[tathā ca devatā kāra āha/''.na anyaḥ ṣaṣthād viśva liṅgād gāyatras`asty aparas tṛcah''.iti/
ṣk.]
[tathā.''.bahu deva mantram tu vaiśvadevam śasyate''.iti devatā kāraḥ papātha/
ṣk.]5