He who knows what has the attributes of firmness (pratishtha) becomes firm in this world and the next. The eye, indeed, is endowed with firmness.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad V, I – The Supremacy of the Prana, 3
He who knows prosperity (sampad), his wishes are fulfilled-both divine and human wishes. The ear, indeed, is prosperity.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad V, I – The Supremacy of the Prana, 4
He who knows the abode (ayatana) becomes the abode of his kinsmen. The mind, indeed, is the abode.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad V, I – The Supremacy of the Prana, 5
Your remedies so pure, O powerful Storms, afford us relief and bring us joy. Those which our father Manu chose I beg from the Lord for my own well-being.
Rig Veda II, 33, 13
May God’s missile be deflected from us, may the anger of the blazing God overshoot us! Relax your bow of wrath toward our well-wishers. Have pity on our sons and on their children!
Rig Veda II, 33, 14
