The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

"Which are the six gods?" asked Sakalya.
"Fire, the earth, the air, the sky, the sun and heaven; for
these six comprise all those."
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"Which are the three gods?" asked Sakalya.
"These three worlds, because all those gods are
comprised in
these three."
"Which are the two gods?"
"Matter and the vital breath (prana)."
"Which are the one and a half?"
"This air that blows."
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Yajnavalkya said: "Concerning this some say: 'Since the
air blows as one substance, how can it be one and a half
(adhyardha)?' The answer is: It is one and a half because
by its presence everything attains surpassing glory
(adhyardhnot)." "Which is the one God?"
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Sakalya said: "Verily, whosoever knows that Being
whose body is the earth, whose organ of vision is fire,
whose light is the mind and who is the ultimate support
of the body and organs in their entirety, he indeed
knows, O Yajnavalkya." "I know that Being of whom
you speak-who is the ultimate support of the body and
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