Vedic Verses for 10/5/17

For him speech yields milk, which is the milk of speech and he becomes rich in food and the eater of food who, knowing this, meditates on the sevenfold Saman in speech.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II,VIII – Meditation on the Sevenfold Saman in Speech, 3

One should meditate on the sevenfold Saman as yonder sun. The sun is the Saman because he is always the same (sama). He is the Saman because he makes everyone cherish the same thought: He faces me, He faces me.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II,IX – Meditation on the Sevenfold Saman as the Sun, 1

One should know that all beings depend upon him (i.e. the sun). What he is before his rising is the syllable Him. The animals depend upon it (i.e. Him). Therefore the animals say Him before the sunrise, for they partake of the syllable Him of the Saman (sun).

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II,IX – Meditation on the Sevenfold Saman as the Sun, 2

What he (the sun) is just after he has risen, that is the Prastava. Men depend upon it. Therefore men love praise (prastuti) and eulogy, for they partake of the Prastava of that Saman.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II,IX – Meditation on the Sevenfold Saman as the Sun, 3

So, Giver of favors, you who wield the golden sword, grant to us riches easily won.

Rig Veda I, 42, 6

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