Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff Seventh Brahmana1. They say that lightning is Brahman, because lightning (vidyut) is called so from cutting off (vidanat). Whosoever knows this, that lightning is Brahman, him (that Brahman) cuts off from evil, for lightning indeed is Brahman. Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Fifth Adhyâya, Sixth Brahmana Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Fifth Adhyâya, First Brahmana Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Fifth Adhyâya, Eighth Brahmana .com/t/rel/upanishads/brihadaranyaka5-7.html Sources Our Common Sources