ŚāṅkhŚS, 4, 5, 1.6 ye 'tra pitaraḥ pitaraḥ stha yūyaṃ teṣāṃ śreṣṭhā bhūyāstha /

ŚāṅkhŚS, 4, 5, 1.7 ya iha pitaro manuṣyā vayaṃ teṣāṃ śreṣṭhā bhūyāsma /

ŚāṅkhŚS, 4, 12, 10.0 svayambhūr asi śreṣṭho raśmir āyurdā asyāyur me dehi varcodā asi varco me dehi tanūpā asi tanvaṃ me pāhīdam aham ābhyo digbhyo 'syai divo 'smād antarikṣād asmād annādyād asyai pratiṣṭhāyai dviṣantaṃ bhrātṛvyaṃ nirbhajāmi nirbhakto dviṣan bhrātṛvya ity ādityam upasthāya //