OF ALL THE VEDAS I AM THE SAMA-VEDA — The bulk of the Sama-Veda is nothing but the essence of the Rig-Veda and the latter is considered as the most important of all the four Vedas. In ChandogyaUpanishad, the Sama-Veda has been beautifully glorified Again, in Sama-Veda, there is the added joy of music, inasmuch as, the Samans are to be sung in complicated tunes, the melody and rhythm of which are evidences revealing a mighty art that has been exquisitely developed by our ancients. Through the beauty of the comparison, we may read the Krishna is (I am) the Infinite Essence tuned to music, as Rig-Veda Mantras are in the Samans.
OF THE DEVAS I AM VASAVA — Among the denizens of heaven, Vasava is King Indra. It is interesting to note that according to the Hindu concept, there is the highest standard of living imaginable in heaven, but even among its denizens there are the “haves” and the “have-nots.” Individuals who perform meritorious acts reach heaven to enjoy the wealth of goodness so acquired, and therefore, one who has acquired a larger wealth of merits while living HERE, should necessarily come to enjoy THERE a subtler joy and a life of greater satisfaction. Of such lives, the most powerful and mighty, the most splendid and luxurious life will necessarily be of Indra. The Self is as Indra among the gods, ruling over the others, controlling and directing them and organising their lives so that they may enjoy the highest standard of living.
OF THE SENSE ORGANS I AM THE MIND — The above phrase that the Self is ‘INDRA AMONG THE GODS’ itself contains the subjective idea to all those who are well fed upon the Upanishadic lore, that It is the mind among the indriyas. The term ‘Indra,’ in Sanskrit can also be dissolved as “the King of the sense organs.” We have earlier mentioned that Devas, since the world means ‘to illumine,’ are the sense organs, and, among them, naturally, the mind is the patron and the controller without which the sense organs will not have their play in any intelligent field of activity.
Of all things created in the world, the most magnificent and wondrous item is the mysterious power, called the “intelligence,” which has not yet been brought within the understanding of modern scientists beyond certain vague and fanciful theories.
