Vedic Verses.
Prana is Saman, too. Speech is, verily, sa and this (prana) is ama. Saman (the chant of the Sama-Veda) is known by that name because it is sa (speech) …
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If anything ails him during that second period, he should recite the following mantra: O ye pranas, ye Rudras, unite this midday libation with the third libation. May I, …
Vedic Verses.
May Savitri and Vayu, Indra and Brhaspati, protect this dwelling, the Maruts besprinkle it with water and with ghee. May King Bhaga enrich its cornfields. Atharva Veda III, 12, …
Vedic Verses.
It is also Brihaspati (lord of the Rig-Veda). Speech is Brihati (Rig) and the vital breath is its lord (pati). Therefore it is called Brihaspati. Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad …
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Who is invoked by both sides in the battle, the warriors close by, and those far distant, entreated differently even by two men mounted in the selfsame chariot: he, …
Vedic Verses.
When I said: I take refuge in Bhuh, what I really said was: I refuge in the earth, the mid-region and heaven. Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad III, XV – …
Vedic Verses.
May the Lord of the clouds protect our stores, piled high in our homes! Atharva Veda VI, 79, 1 May the Lord of the clouds give us vitality in …
Vedic Verses.
Then it carried the organ of smell. When it was freed from death it became air (Vayu). That air, having transcended death, blows beyond its reach. Then it carried …
Vedic Verses.
He who consists of the mind, whose body is subtle, whose form is light, whose thoughts are true, whose nature is like the akasa, whose creation in this universe, …
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Then they said to the vital breath in the mouth: Chant the Udgitha for us. So be it, said the vital breath and chanted for them. The demons knew …
