Saman

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 21 Oct 2011 12:55 and updated at 21 Oct 2011 12:55

BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD NOUN

BrihadArUpa1	5 He thought, If I kill him, I shall be making very little food. Through that speech and the mind he projected all this, whatever there is the Vedas Rig, Yajus and Saman, the metres, the sacrifices, men and animals. Whatever he projected, he resolved to eat. Because he eats everything, therefore Aditi Death() is so called. He who knows how Aditi came to have this name of Aditi, becomes the eater of all this, and everything becomes his food.
BrihadArUpa1	22 This alone is also Saman. Speech is indeed Sa, and this is Ama. Because it is Sa (speech) and Ama (vital force), therefore Saman is so called. Or because it is equal to a white ant, equal to a mosquito, equal to an elephant, equal to these three worlds, equal to this universe, therefore this is also Saman. He who knows this saman (vital force) to be such attains union with it, or lives in the same world as it.
BrihadArUpa1	25 He who knows the wealth of this Saman (vital force) attains wealth. Tone is indeed its wealth. Therefore one who is going to officiate as a priest should desire to have a rich tone in his voice, and he should do his priestly duties through that voice with a fine tone. Therefore in a sacrifice people long to see a priest with a good voice, like one who has wealth. He who knows the wealth of saman to be such attains wealth.
BrihadArUpa1	26 He who knows the gold of this Saman (vital force) obtains gold. Tone is indeed its gold. He who knows the gold of Saman to be such obtains gold.
BrihadArUpa1	27 He who knows the support of this Saman (vital force) gets a resting place. Speech (certain parts of the body) is indeed its support. For resting on speech is the vital force thus chanted. Some say, resting on food (body).
BrihadArUpa1	28 Now therefore the edifying repetition Adhyaroha() only of the hymns called Pavamanas. The priest called Prastotir indeed recites the Saman. While he recites it, these Mantras are to be repeated From evil lead me to good. From darkness lead me to light. From death lead me to immortality. When the Mantra says, From evil lead me to good evil means death, and good immortality; so it says, From death lead me to immortality, i.e. make me immortal When it says, From darkness lead me to light darkness means death, and light immortality; so it says, From death lead me to immortality, or make me immortal In the dictum, From death lead me to immortality the meaning does not seem to be hidden. Then through the remaining hymns (the chanter) should secure eatable food for himself by chanting. Therefore, while they are being chanted, the sacrificer should ask for a boon anything that he desires. Whatever objects this chanter possessed of such knowledge desires, either for himself or for the sacrificer, he secures them by chanting. This (meditation) certainly wins the world Hiranyagarbha(). He who knows the Saman (vital force) as such has not to pray lest he be unfit for this world.
BrihadArUpa1	1 This (universe) indeed consists of three things name, form and action. Of those names, speech (sound in general) is the Uktha (source), for all names spring from it. It is their Saman (common feature), for it is common to all names. It is their Brahman (self), for it sustains all names.
BrihadArUpa1	2 Now of forms the eye (anything visible) is the Uktha (source), for all forms spring from it. It is their Saman (common feature), for it is common to all forms. It is their Brahman (self), for it sustains all forms.
BrihadArUpa1	3 And of actions the body (activity) is the Uktha (source), for all actions spring from it. It is their Saman (common feature), for it is common to all actions. It is their Brahman (self), for it sustains all actions. These three together are one this body, and the body, although one, is these three. This immortal entity is covered by truth (the five elements) The vital force is the immortal entity, and name and form and truth; (so) this vital force is covered by them.
BrihadArUpa5	3 (One should meditate upon the vital force as) the Saman. The vital force is the Saman, for all these beings are united if there is the vital force. For him who knows as above all beings are united, and they succeed in bringing about his eminence, and he achieves union with abode in the same world as the Saman.
BrihadArUpa6	20 He embraces her saying, I am the vital force, and you are speech; you are speech, and I am the vital force; I am Saman, and you are Rik; I am Heaven, and you are the Earth; come, let us strive together so that we may have a male child.

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