Date: June 17th 2008

From: Kauai_Hindu_Monastery@jnanadana.com Date: Monday, June 16, 2008
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Vedic Verses
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Vedic Verses for 6/16/08

He is the lord of the worlds which spread beneath that (i.e. the eye) and also of all the wishes of men. Therefore all who sing to the vina sing of him and from him they obtain wealth.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad I, VII - The Person in the Eye, 6

He who, knowing this (i.e. the Udgitha), sings the Saman, sings both. Through that (i.e. the person in the sun) he obtains the world beyond that (i.e. the sun) and the wishes of the gods.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad I, VII - The Person in the Eye, 7

Likewise, through this (i.e. the person in the eye), he obtains the worlds that spread beneath that (i.e. the eye) and all the wishes of men. Therefore an udgatri priest who knows this may say to the sacrificer for whom he acts as priest: What desireof yours shall I fulfil by singing? For he who, knowing this, sings the Saman is able to fulfil wishes through his singing of the Saman, yea, through his singing of the Saman.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad I, VII - The Person in the Eye, 8-9

There were three men versed in the Udgitha: Silaka the son of Salavat, Chaikitayana of the line of Dalbhya and Pravahana the son of Jivala. They said: We are indeed versed in the Udgitha. Let us have a discussion of the Udgitha.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad I, VIII - The Story of the Pravahana (I), 1

Let it be so, they said and sat down. Then Pravihana the son Jivala said: Revered Sirs, you speak first and I shall listen to what the two brahmins have to say.

Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad I, VIII - The Story of the Pravahana (I), 2