यजुः; प्राणो वै यजुः, प्राणे हीमानि सर्वाणि भूतानि युज्यन्ते; युज्यन्ते हास्मै सर्वाणि भूतानि श्रैष्ठ्याय, यजुषः सायुज्यं सलोकतां जयति, य एवं वेद ॥ २ ॥
yajuḥ; prāṇo vai yajuḥ, prāṇe hīmāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni yujyante; yujyante hāsmai sarvāṇi bhūtāni śraiṣṭhyāya, yajuṣaḥ sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ jayati, ya evaṃ veda || 2 ||
2. (One should meditate upon the vital force as) the Yajus. The vital force is the Yajus, for all these beings are joined with one another if there is the vital force. All beings are joined for the eminence of him who knows as above, and he achieves union with and abode in the same world as the Yajus (vital force).
One should meditate upon the vital force as the Yajus too. The vital force is the Yajus. How is the vital force the Yajus? For all (these) beings are joined with one another if there is the vital force. None has the strength to unite with another unless he has life; hence the vital force is called the Yajus—because it joins. The result that accrues to one who knows as above is being stated: All beings are joined for the eminence of him who knows as above—they try to make him their chief. And he achieves union with and abode in the same world as the Yajus or the vital force. These words have already been explained.