According to Vedas there are three things that are eternal: God, the Soul and Prakriti (physical matter in the subatomic state) (Rig Veda 1: 164: 20, 22 and 44, 10: 82: 7, Yajur Veda 40: 1, 40: 15, Atharva Veda 4: 35: 1, 10: 8: 2-4, Shvetashvatra Upanishad 1: 10).