Sanskrit: ब्रह्मैवेदं विश्वमित्येव वाणी श्रौती ब्रूतेऽथर्वनिष्ठा वरिष्ठा । ्मादेतद्ब्रह्ममात्रं हि विश्वं नाधिष्ठानाद्भिन्नतारोपितस्य 
English:  This universe is verily Brahman – such is the august pronouncement of the Atharva Veda. Therefore this universe is nothing but Brahman, for that which is superimposed (on something) has no separate existence from its substratum.