Just as the mighty earth bore the mountains and peaks, so may you carry the child and bring forth a son!
Atharva Veda VI, 17, 3
Just as the mighty earth bore the whole world’s weight, so may you carry the child and bring forth a son!
Atharva Veda VI, 17, 4
Praise to the Breath of Life! He rules this world, master of all things, on which all things are based.
Atharva Veda XI, 4, 1
Praise, Breath of Life, to your uproar! Praise to your thunder! Praise to your lightning! Praise, Breath of Life, for your rain!
Atharva Veda XI, 4, 2
All vowels should be pronounced with resonance and strength and with the thought on the part of the singer: May I impart strength to Indra (the prana). All the sibilants should be pronounced full-without being swallowed or thrown out and with the thought: May I give myself to Prajapati. All consonants should be pronounced slowly and without mixing them with the others and with the thought: May I withdraw myself from death.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad II, XXII – The notes employed in the Chanting of the Saman, 5
