Chānd-Mül, 1879-842. 'On that altar the Devas (or pranas, represented by Agni, &c.) offer the sraddhi libation (consisting of water). From that oblation rises Soma, the king (the moon).
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.tasminnetasminyathoktalakṣaṇe ’gnau devā yajamānaprāṇā agnyādirūpā adhidaivatam | śraddhāmagnihotrāhutipariṇāmāvasthārūpāḥ sūkṣmā āpaḥ śraddhābhāvitāḥ śraddhā ucyante | "pañcamyāmāhutāvāpaḥ puruṣavacaso bhavanti"ityapāṃ homyatayā praśne śrutatvāt | "śraddhā vā āpaḥ śraddhāmevā’rabhya praṇīya pracarati"iti ca vijñāyate | tāṃ śraddhāmabrūpāṃ juhvāti | tasyā āhuteḥ somo rājāpāṃ śraddhāśabdavācyānāṃ dyulokāgnau hutānāṃ pariṇāmaḥ somo rājā sambhavati | yathargvedādipuṣparasā ṛgādimadhukaropanītāsta āditye yaśa ādikāryaṃ rohitādirūpalakṣaṇamārabhanta ityuktaṃ tathemā agnihotrāhutisamavāyinyaḥ sūkṣmāḥ śraddhāśabdavācyā āpo dyulokamanupraviśya cāndraṃ kāryamārabhante phalarūpamagnihotrāhutyoḥ | yajamānāśca tatkartāra āhutimayā āhutibhāvanābhāvitā āhutirūpeṇa karmaṇā’kṛṣṭāḥ śraddhāpsamavāyuno dyulokamanupraviśya bhavanti | tadarthaṃ hi tairagnihotraṃ hutam | atra tvāhutipariṇāma eva pañcāgnisambandhakrameṇa prādhānyena vivakṣita upāsanārthaṃ na yajamānānāṃ gatiḥ | tāṃ tvaviduṣāṃ dhūmādikrameṇottaratra vakṣyati viduṣāṃ cottarāṃ vidyākṛtām || 2 || iti cchāndogyopaniṣadi pañcamādhyāyasya caturthaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
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