And where could its root be except in food (earth) ? And in the same way, my dear, as food too is an offshoot, seek for water as its root. And as water too, my dear, is an offshoot, seek for fire as its root. And as fire too, my dear, is an offshoot, seek for Being (Sat) as its root. Yes, all these creatures, my dear, have their root in Being, they dwell in Being, they finally rest in Being.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VI, VIII – Concerning Sleep, Hunger, Thirst, and Death, 4
When a man is said to be thirsty, it is fire that has led (i.e. carried away) what was drunk by him. Therefore as they speak of a leader of cows, a leader of horses, a leader of men, so do they speak of fire as the leader of water. So, my dear, know this offshoot (the body) to have sprung forth from a cause, for it cannot be without a root.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VI, VIII – Concerning Sleep, Hunger, Thirst, and Death, 5
And where could its root be except in water? And in the same way, my dear, as water is an offshoot, seek for fire as its root. And as fire too, my dear, is an offshoot, seek for Being as its root. Yes, my dear, all these creatures have their root in Being, they dwell in Being, they finally rest in Being. And how these three deities (fire, water and earth), on reaching a human being, become each of them tripartite has already been said. When a person departs hence, his speech merges in his mind, his mind in his prana, his prana in heat (fire) and the heat in the Highest Being.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VI, VIII – Concerning Sleep, Hunger, Thirst, and Death, 6
Now, that which is the subtle essence-in it all that exists has its self. That is the True. That is the Self. That thou art, Svetaketu. Please, venerable Sir, give me further instruction, said the son. So be it, my dear, the father replied.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VI, VIII – Concerning Sleep, Hunger, Thirst, and Death, 7
O Lord of the wood, whom god-fearing men have firmly positioned, and ax has fashioned, be pleased to grant us, O divine poles of sacrifice, a precious treasure, the gift of children.
Rig Veda III, 8, 6
