He said: I understand that the prana is Brahman, but I do not understand ’joy’ (ka) and ’the akasa’ (kha). They said: What is joy (ka) is the akasa (kha), what is the akasa (kha) is joy (ka). They taught him the prana (i.e. Brahman) and the akasa related to it.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad IV, X – The Story of Upakosala, 5
Next the Garhapatya Fire taught him: The earth, fire, food and the sun are my forms. The person that is seen in the sun-I am he, I am he indeed.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad IV, XI – Instruction by the Household Fire, 1
When the cicada emits his shrill notes and the grasshopper is his accompanist, it’s the Sprite of the Forest they hail with their praises, as with cymbals clashing in profession.
Rig Veda X, 146, 2
Cows seem to loom up yonder at pasture, what looks like a dwelling appears. Is that a cart with creaking wheels? The Sprite of the Forest passes!
Rig Veda X, 146, 3
Hark! there a man is calling a cow, another is felling a tree. At evening the guest of the Sprite of the woods fancies he hears someone scream!
Rig Veda X, 146, 4
