Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions v5.c46.19

v5.c46.19

³²⁰ It appears from Professor Aufrecht's abstract of the contents of the Matsyapurāna that, in section 115, the sun is said to enter into Agni during the night, and Agni into the sun by day. Catalogue of Bodl. Sanskrit MSS., p. 41*a*. The Ait. Br. viii. 28, says: *ādityo vai astaṁ yann Agnim anupraviśati* | *so 'ntardhīyate* | .... *Agnir vai udvān Vāyum anupraviśati* | *so 'ntardhīyate* | .... *Vāyor Agnir jāyate prāṇād hi balād mathyamāno 'dhijāyate* | .... *Agner vai ādityo jāyate* | “The sun, when setting, enters into Agni and disappears.... Agni, when blowing upwards, enters Vāyu, and disappears.... Agni is produced from Vāyu, for when attrition is taking place, he is born from breath as force. The sun is produced from Agni.”