The eastern fire bears most of the divine and heavenly significations. Most frequently it is paired in juxtapositional relation to the Gaarhapatya. Among them are the following form the ZB:

ZB 2.3.1.7 gives the reasons for the taking of the Aahavaniiya from the Gaarhapatya.

ZB 2.3.3.13 gives details of the linked significations of the Gaarhapatya and the Aahavaniiya.

ZB 2.3.4.33f further connections between the eastern and western fire are presented with teh dvipadaa recitations from RV 5.24.3-4.

ZB 2.3.4.36f then the riddle of the connections of sky and earth, and the ether--BRhaspati's region--via both fires continuing to a riddle from 10.185 of Mitra, Aryaman, and VaruNa.

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