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8 Rik is Sâman, and therefore when a man utters a Sâman verse he neither breathes up nor down.

Sâman is udgîtha, and therefore when a man sings (the udgîtha, Om) he neither breathes up nor down.

5. And other works also which require strength, such as the production of fire by rubbing, running a race, stringing a strong bow, are performed without breathing up or down. Therefore let a man meditate on the udgîtha (Om) as vyâna.

6. Let a man meditate on the syllables of the udgîtha, i. e. of the word udgîtha. is breath (prâna), for by means of breath a man rises (uttishthati). is speech, for speeches are called girah. a is food, for by means of food all subsists (sthita).

7.  is heaven,   the sky,  a the earth. is the sun,  the air,  a the fire. is the Sâma-veda,  the Yagur-veda,  a the Rig-veda.