Section 3.15

3.15.1 A chest whose belly is the middle air and whose base is the earth does not decay. The directions are its corners; heaven is its upper opening. This chest is the treasury of wealth. Within it this whole universe rests.

3.15.2 Its eastern direction is named Juhu, its southern Sahamana, its western Rajni, its northern Subhuta. Wind is their calf. One who knows wind thus as the calf of the directions does not weep the grief of losing a son. "I know wind thus as the calf of the directions; may I not weep the grief of losing a son."

3.15.3 "I turn for refuge to the uninjured chest with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I turn for refuge to life-breath with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I turn for refuge to Bhuh with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I turn for refuge to Bhuvah with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I turn for refuge to Svah with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so.

3.15.4 "When I said, 'I take refuge in life-breath,' life-breath is all that exists, whatever there is. In that alone I took refuge.

3.15.5 "When I said, 'I take refuge in Bhuh,' I said, 'I take refuge in earth; I take refuge in the middle air; I take refuge in heaven.'

3.15.6 "When I said, 'I take refuge in Bhuvah,' I said, 'I take refuge in fire; I take refuge in wind; I take refuge in the sun.'

3.15.7 "When I said, 'I take refuge in Svah,' I said, 'I take refuge in the Rigveda; I take refuge in the Yajurveda; I take refuge in the Samaveda.' That is what I said; that is what I said."

3.15.1 There is a chest whose hollow is the space between earth and heaven and whose bottom is the earth. It does not wear out. The directions are its corners, and heaven is its opening at the top. This chest holds wealth. This whole universe rests in it.

3.15.2 Its eastern direction is named Juhu, its southern direction Sahamana, its western direction Rajni, and its northern direction Subhuta. The wind is their calf. Anyone who knows the wind as the calf of the directions in this way does not weep over a son. "I know the wind as the calf of the directions in this way. May I not weep over a son."

3.15.3 "I take refuge in the unharmed chest, with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I take refuge in life-breath, with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I take refuge in Bhuh, with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I take refuge in Bhuvah, with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so. I take refuge in Svah, with so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so."

3.15.4 "When I said, 'I take refuge in life-breath,' life-breath is everything that exists, whatever there is. That is what I took refuge in.

3.15.5 "When I said, 'I take refuge in Bhuh,' what I said was, 'I take refuge in earth. I take refuge in the space between earth and heaven. I take refuge in heaven.'

3.15.6 "When I said, 'I take refuge in Bhuvah,' what I said was, 'I take refuge in Agni. I take refuge in the wind. I take refuge in the sun.'

3.15.7 "When I said, 'I take refuge in Svah,' what I said was, 'I take refuge in the Rigveda. I take refuge in the Yajurveda. I take refuge in the Samaveda.' That is what I said; that is what I said."