puruṣottamayoga - Verse śloka 1
śloka 1
śrībhagavānuvāca |
ūrdhvamūlamadhaḥśākhamaśvatthaṃ prāhuravyayam |
chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni yastaṃ veda sa vedavit ||15-1||
Translation
The blessed Bhagavan said: (The wise person) speaks of this world-tree as having roots above and branches below, as the Ashvattha and imperishable; its leaves are the Vedas; he who knows this (world-tree) is a knower of the Vedas.