Part-1, Chapter-7- : The Person in the Eye.

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Chapter VII — The Person in the Eye  


1.   Now with reference to the body:  Speech is the Rik and the prana is the Saman. This Saman (the  prana) rests on that Rik (speech). Therefore the Saman is sung,  resting on the Rik. Sa is speech, ama is the prana; thus they  (speech and the prana) are designated as Sama.  


2.   The eye is the Rik and the atman is the Saman. This Saman (the  atman) rests on that Rik (speech). Therefore the Saman is sung,  resting on the Rik. Sa is the eye, ama is the atman; thus they  (the eye and the atman) are designated as Saman.  


3.   The ear is the Rik and the mind is the Saman. This Saman (the  mind) rests on that Rik (the ear). Therefore the Saman is sung,  resting on the Rik. Sa is the ear, ama is the mind; thus they (the  ear and the mind) are designated as Sama.  


4.   Now, the white radiance of the eye is the Rik and its blue  intense darkness is the Saman. This Saman (darkness) rests on  that Rik (radiance). Therefore the Saman is sung, resting on the  Rik. Sa is the white radiance of the eye, ama is its blue intense  darkness; thus they (the radiance and the darkness) are  designated as Sama.  


5.   Now, the person who is seen in the eye is the Rik, he is the  Saman, he is the Uktha, he is the Yajus, he is Brahman. The  form of this person in the eye is the same as the form of that  person in the sun. The joints this person in the eye are the same  as the joints of that person in the sun; the name of this one (Ut)  is the same as the name of that one.  


6.   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.  


7.   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.  8—


9.   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 desire of 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.  

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