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NINE UPANIFHADS
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(1) It is through the
prana
(vital airs in the body) that the gods
(sages), and men as well as beasts (animals) breathe and live.
Verily
prana
is the life of all beings. Those who worship God
by contemplation of his manifestation in (i.e. creation of)
prana
and by
pranayama (i.
e. cantrol of
pranas),
they live their full
lives, i. e., for 100 years or more; hence
prana
is the life of all
beings, and is, therefore, called
sarvayu.
The soul of
pranas
(pranmaya kosh)
in the body is the same as that of food and
flesh, bones etc., made of food (i.e.
annmaya kosh),
for both
co-exist in the same body,
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(2) Now there is yet a second and inner kosha (chamber)
called
manomaya kosh
(mind with organs acting through
it) which is different from
pranmaya kosh
(as descri-
bed above). The soul of both, i. e., of
pranmaya kosh
and
manomaya kosh
is the same, for both co-exist in the same
body. And, the self of mind fills the self of
prana.
The
Mano-
maya
may be compared to a man;
Yajurveda
may be said to be
his head,
Rig vedas
his right side,
Sam Veda is
left side, comm-
andment his spirit and
Atharvangrasa
his lower member where
on he rests abidingly. In this connection there is a verse in the
next Chapter.