uth , ▁by ▁a ▁process ▁and ▁universal ▁principles ▁that ▁trans c end ▁good ▁and ▁evil . Bar bara ▁Hold re ge ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁V eda ▁and ▁Tor ah : ▁Trans c ending ▁the ▁Text ual ity ▁of ▁Script ure , ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Press , ▁, ▁pages ▁ 4 1 - 4 2 ▁ ▁P ray er ▁for ▁peace ▁Some ▁h ym ns ▁are ▁prayer ▁qu a ▁prayer , ▁des iring ▁harm ony ▁and ▁peace . ▁For ▁example , ▁ ▁Bra h mana ▁The ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁includes ▁G op ath a ▁Bra h mana ▁text , ▁that ▁goes ▁with ▁Ath ar va ▁Sam h ita . ▁ ▁Up an ish ads ▁The ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁has ▁three ▁primary ▁Up an ish ads ▁embedded ▁within ▁it . ▁ ▁M und aka ▁Up an ish ad ▁The ▁M und aka ▁Up an ish ad , ▁embedded ▁inside ▁Ath ar v av eda , ▁is ▁a ▁po etic - style ▁Up an ish ad , ▁with ▁ 6 4 ▁vers es , ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁mant ras . ▁However , ▁these ▁mant ras ▁are ▁not ▁used ▁in ▁rit uals , ▁rather ▁they ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁teaching ▁and ▁med itation ▁on ▁spiritual ▁knowledge . ▁In ▁ancient ▁and ▁medieval ▁era ▁Indian ▁literature ▁and ▁comment aries , ▁the ▁M und aka ▁Up an ish ad ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Mant ra ▁Up an ish ads . ▁ ▁The ▁M und aka ▁Up an