And just as a leech moving on a blade of grass reaches its end, takes hold of another and draws itself together towards it, so does the self, after throwing off this body, that is to say, after making it unconscious, take hold of another support and draw itself together towards it.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV, IV-Death and the Hereafter, 3
And just as a goldsmith takes a small quantity of gold and fashions out of it another-a newer and better-form, so does the self, after throwing off this body, that is to say, after making it unconscious, fashion another-a newer and better-form, suited to the Manes, or the gandharvas, or the gods, or Viraj, or Hiranyagarbha, or other beings.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV, IV-Death and the Hereafter, 4
That from which the Sun arises, that into which the Sun subsides– that I believe to be the Supreme. There is nothing whatever that goes beyond.
Atharva Veda X, 8, 16
Those who know or of old or in times between refer by word of mouth to the knower of the Veda, they speak one and all of the Sun in first place, next, of Fire and also of the threefold Bird.
Atharva Veda X, 8, 17
The Sun, the Bird who soars in the sky, spreading his wings on a thousand-day flight, pursues his course, gathering all the Gods in his bosom, surveying all the worlds.
Atharva Veda X, 8, 18
