I magnify the Lord, the divine, the Priest, minister of the sacrifice, the offerer, supreme giver of treasure.
Rig Veda I, 1, 1
The mind, indeed, is the graha; it is controlled by the atigraha desire; for through the mind one cherishes desires.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, II-Yajnavalkya and Artabhaga, 7
The hands, indeed, are the graha; they are controlled by the atigraha, work; for one performs work by means of the hands.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, II-Yajnavalkya and Artabhaga, 8
The skin, indeed, is the graha; it is controlled by the atigraha, touch; for one feels touch through the skin. These are the eight grahas and eight atigrahas.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, II-Yajnavalkya and Artabhaga, 9
Yajnavalkya, said he, since all this is the food of death, who, pray, is that god to whom death is the food? Fire, indeed, is death; it is the food of water. One who knows this conquers further death.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, II-Yajnavalkya and Artabhaga, 10
