Devamata said-By whom is a creature produced? Who (amongst) them comes first? Tell me what the pairs are of the vital airs, which move transversely, upwards, and downwards.
देवमत उवाच केनायं सृज्यते जन्तुः कश्चान्यः पूर्वमेति तम्। प्राणद्वन्द्वं च मे ब्रूहि तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधश्च यत्॥