Sūta said: In the course of his revolution, O Brāhmaṇas, he illuminates the quarters. With the mass of his rays and accompanied by the wind all round, the sun takes away the water of the entire world, O excellent Brāhmaṇas. The moon transmits the entire water drunk by the sun. The torrential current of water (Downpour of rain) functions through Nāḍis (veinlike vessels) accompanied by the wind. The water that oozes out of the moon remains in the food (i.e. plants and food crops).