Pṛthivī (earth) is the food, and āpas (water) is the eater; āpas is the food, and jyotis (or fire) is the eater; jyotis is the food, and vāyu (air) is the eater; vāyu is the food, and ākāś (space) is the eater; and akāś is the food and the indriyas (organs) are the eaters; indriyas are the food and manas (mind) is the eater; manas is the food, and buddhi (intellect) is the eater; buddhi is the food, and avyakta (the unmanifest) is the eater; avyakta is the food, and akṣara (imperishable, eternal) is the eater; akṣara is the food, and mṛtyu (death) is the eater; and mṛtyu becomes one with the Supreme. Beyond Him, there is neither Sat nor asat, nor Sat-asat. Thus is the exposition of Nirvāṇa, and thus is the exposition of the Vedas; yea, thus is the exposition of the Vedas. (The causes and effects are herein given out, the cause of an effect becoming itself the effect of a higher cause.)