अथ होवाचोद्दालकमारुणिं गौतम कं त्वमात्मानमुपस्स इति पृथिवीमेव भगवो राजन्निति होवाचैष वै प्रतिष्ठात्मा वैश्वानरो यं त्वमात्मानमुपास्से तस्मात्त्वं प्रतिष्ठितोऽसि प्रजया च पशुभिश्च ॥ ५.१७.१ ॥
In plain words
Then he said to Uddālaka Āruṇi, "Gautama, what Self dost thou worship?" "The earth, O king," he said. He said, "The Self, Vaiśvānara, whom thou worshippest is the foundation. Therefore thou art founded in offspring and in cattle.