Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10: The Divine Glories
Bhagavad Gita 10.22
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥
vedānāṃ sāmavedo'smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ | indriyāṇāṃ manaścāsmi bhūtānāmasmi cetanā ||
Among the Vedas I am the Sama Veda; among the gods I am Indra; among the senses I am the mind; and in living beings I am consciousness.
Modern context
Among the Vedas, the Sama Veda, which is the Veda set to music. Among the senses, the mind, which gathers and makes sense of all the others. And in living beings, consciousness itself. The choice of the sung Veda is telling. Of all forms of sacred word, the one that is sung moves the heart most directly. Music has always been one of the shortest roads to the divine.