Then the Grandfather of all the worlds, viz., Brahman, created, for the success of all creatures, the Vedas with all their branches as also the sacrifices with their limbs. From these eight elements have originated this vast universe.
वेदवेदाङ्गसंयुक्तान् यज्ञान् यज्ञाङ्गसंयुतान्॥ निर्ममे लोकसिद्ध्यर्थं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। अष्टाभ्यः प्रकृतिभ्यश्च जातं विश्वमिदं जगत्।॥