Your spirit which has gone afar to the highest mountains, may it return to you again that it may live and dwell here.
Rig Veda X, 58, 9
Your spirit which has gone afar to the whole world, may it return to you again that it may live and dwell here.
Rig Veda X, 58, 10
He who knows what has the attribute of procreation (prajati) is enriched with children and animals. Semen verily has this attribute. He who knows this is enriched with children and animals.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad VI, I-The Supremacy of the Prana, 6
These organs, disputing about who was superior among them, went to Prajapati and asked: Which one among us is the most excellent (vasishtha)? He said: That one among you is the most excellent by whose departure this body is considered to suffer most.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad VI, I-The Supremacy of the Prana, 7
May the Wind, Lord of the middle air, protect me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail!
Atharva Veda V, 24, 8
