The syllable Him is the three Vedas; the Prastava is these three worlds; the Udgitha is fire (Agni), air (Vayu) and the sun (Aditya); the Pratihara is the stars, the birds and the rays; the Nidhana is the serpents, the gandharvas and the Manes. This is the Saman as interwoven in everything.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II, XXI – Meditation on the Saman as Interwoven in Everything, 1
He who thus knows this Saman as interwoven in everything becomes everything.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II, XXI – Meditation on the Saman as Interwoven in Everything, 2
On this there is the following verse: There are the fivefold three. Greater than these or besides these there is nothing.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II, XXI – Meditation on the Saman as Interwoven in Everything, 3
He who knows this, knows everything. All regions bring him gifts.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II, XXI – Meditation on the Saman as Interwoven in Everything, 4
He who knows this(Saman), knows everything. All regions bring him gifts.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II, XXI – Meditation on the Saman as Interwoven in Everything, 4
