The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

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That which is speech is the Rik. Therefore when a man
utters a Rik he neither breathes out nor breathes in. That
which is the Rik is the Saman. Therefore when a man
sings a Saman, he neither breathes out nor breathes in.
That which is the Saman is the Udgitha. Therefore when
a man sings the Udgitha he neither breathes out nor
breathes in.
And other works also which require strength, such as
the kindling of fire by rubbing, running a race and
stringing a strong bow, are performed without
breathing out or breathing in. Therefore one should
meditate on the Udgitha as the vyana.
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One should meditate on the letters of the word Udgitha
(i.e. ut, gi and tha). Ut is the prana, for a man rises
(uttishthati) by means of the prana. Gi is speech, for
speeches are called girah. Tha is food, for all this
subsists (sthita) on food.
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Ut is heaven, gi the mid-region and tha the earth. Ut is
the sun, gi the air and tha fire. Ut is the Sama-Veda, gi
the Yajur-Veda and tha the Rig-Veda. To him who thus
meditates speech yields milk and milk is speech. He
who knows this and meditates on the letters of the
Udgitha becomes the possessor of food and the eater of
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