Then Ushasta, the son of Chakra, questioned him. Yajnavalkya, said he, explain to me the Brahman that is immediately and directly perceived-the self that is within all. This is your self that is within all. Which self is within all, Yajnavalkya? That which breathes through the prana is your self that is within all. That which moves downward through the apana is your self that is within all. That which pervades through the vyana is your self that is within all. That which goes out with the udana is your self that is within all. This is your self that is within all.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, IV-Yajnavalkya and Ushasta, 1
Ushasta, the son of Chakra, said: You have explained it as one might say: ’Such is a cow,’ ’Such is a horse.’ Tell me precisely the Brahman that is immediate and direct-the self that is within all. This is your self that is within all.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, IV-Yajnavalkya and Ushasta, 2
Which is within all, Yajnavalkya? You cannot see the seer of seeing; you cannot hear the hearer of hearing; you cannot think of the thinker of thinking; you cannot know the knower of knowing. This is your self that is within all; everything else but this is perishable. Thereupon Ushasta, the son of Chakra, held his peace.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, IV-Yajnavalkya and Ushasta, 2
Next Kahola, the son of Kushitaka, questioned him. Yajnavalkya, said he, explain to me the Brahman that is directly and immediately perceived-the self that is within all. This is your self that is within all. Which self is within all, Yajnavalkya? It is that which transcends hunger and thirst, grief, delusion, old age and death. Having realized this Self, brahmins give up the desire for sons, the desire for wealth and the desire for the worlds and lead the life of religious mendicants. That which is the desire for sons is the desire for wealth and that which is the desire for wealth is the desire for the worlds; for both these are but desires.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, V-Yajnavalkya and Kahola, 1
Forgive the transgressions we committed while gambling, you terrifying ones, who scrutinize men. May we not be compelled to pay the debt in the world of Yama, tied with a rope!
Atharva Veda VI, 118, 2
