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अग्निः सूर्यो दिवा प्राह्णः शुक्लो राकोत्तरं स्वराट् ।
विश्वो ऽथ तैजसः प्राज्ञस् तुर्य आत्मा समन्वयात् ॥ ५४ ॥
 
agnih suryo diva prahnah
suklo rakottaram sva-rat
visvo 'tha taijasah prajnas
turya atma samanvayat
agnih-fire; suryah-sun; diva-day; prahnah-the end of the day; suklah-the bright fortnight of the moon; raka-the full moon at the end of the sukla-paksa; uttaram-the period when the sun passes to the north; sva-rat-the Supreme Brahman or Lord Brahma; visvah-gross designation; atha-Brahmaloka, the ultimate in material enjoyment; taijasah-subtle designation; prajnah-the witness in the causal designation; turyah-transcendental; atma-the soul; samanvayat-as a natural consequence.