AaÏmn    ex    p#aNaE    jaytE      ,
yTWxa    p¤âxE    CayWt¢Þm°Etdatt|
mnaEk]tEna{{yaÏy¢ÞmM¯Sr£rE                 .       3     .

AaÏmn:

from the atman

ex:

this

p#aN:

Prana

jaytE

is born

yTa

as

ex:

this

p¤âxE

on man

Caya

shade

et¢Þmn¯

on this(the atman)

ett¯	this (prana)

Aatt|

is spread out

mnaEk]tEn

by the act of the mind

Aya¢t

comes

A¢Þmn¯

in this

Sr£rE

body

 
The  Prana  is  born  out  of  this Atman and is spread all over the body
f a man like a shade. The Prana enters the body because of the activities
of the mind.
 
yTa    sm#afEva¢Dk]ta¢Óv¢ny¤ÄðqtE      ,
etaÓg#amanEtaÓg#aman¢D¢t¿ÞvEÏyEvmEvWx    p#aN
itraÓp#aNaÓp¦TÀp¦TgEv    s¢°DäOE    .   4   .

yTa

Just like

sm#af¯

the emperor

ev

in fact

A¢Dk]tan¯

officials

¢v¢ny¤ÄðqtE

appoints

etan¯

these

g#aman¯

villages

etan

these

g#aman

villages

A¢D¢t¿Þv

you administer

i¢t

thus

evm¯

so

ev

verily

ex:

this

p#aN:

Prana

itran¯

other

p#aNan¯

Pranas

p¦TÀp¦Tk

individually

ev

indeed

s¢°DäOE

appoints

 
Just  like the  emperor   appoints  his   officials, ordering them "You  rule
 these   villages  and you rule these "   so  does  this  ( the chief   Prana),
llot different roles to the other  (subordinate)  Pranas.
 
pay¥pÞTE{pan|    cX¤:    ½aEæOE    m¤Kna¢ska×ya|    p#aN:
Þvy|    p#a¢t¿tE    mÒyE    t¤    sman: ,
ex   /EtdqD¤tm°| sm|   ny¢t   tÞmadEta:
  sçOa¢cIxaE   Bv¢Ót   .  5  .  

pay¥pÞTE

in the organs of excretion and generation

Apan|

the Apana

cX¤:	in the eye

½aEæOE

in the ear

m¤Kna¢ska×ya|

along with mouth and nose

p#aN:

Prana

Þvy|

himself

p#a¢t¿tE

exists

mÒyE	in the middle

t¤

and

sman:

Samana (lit. that which equalizes)

ex:

this

¢h

as

ett¯

this

h ¤tm

eaten (lit. offered)

A°|

food

sm|

equally

ny¢t	carries (distributes)

tÞmat¯

from that (prana)

eta:

these

sçOa¢cIx:

the seven flames

Bv¢Ót

become

 
In  the organs   of   excretion   and   generation, is situate the Apana.The
very Prana  resides in   the   eye ,  the   ear  ,  the   mouth   and   the nose.
In the centre  is Samana, which distributes   the food  offered   equitably  
to all   parts, whence  arise  the   seven  tongues of flame  ( represented by
the senses leading to knowledge -   the pair of  eyes,  ears and   nostrils 
and  the tongue).
 
»¢d    /Ex    AaÏma ,   AæOWtdEkSt|    naf£na|
tasa|    St|    StmEkWkÞya|    ¹asçO¢t¹aIsçO¢t:
p¢tSaKanaf£shÞæOa¢N    BvÓÏyas¤    Ûyanàr¢t      .     6       .

Ȣd	in the heart

¢h

as

ex:

this

AaÏma

the Atman

AæO	in the heart

ett¯

this

ekSt|

hundred and one

naf£na|

of the nerves

tasa|

of those

St|St|

hundred

ekWkÞyam¯

of each one

¹asçO¢t:¹asçO¢t:

seventy two and seventy two

p#¢tSaKanaf£shÞæOa¢N

each (branch) having thousand nerves

Bv¢Ót

are

Aas¤

in these

Ûyan:

Vyana

cr¢t

moves

In   the   heart   dwells   the   Atman.   There are  a hundred   and   one
 nerves in the heart. From these hundred and one nerves a hundred nerves
each branch off. From these hundred nerves each arise seventy two
thousand nerves . In all these the air by name Vyana moves.
   
ATWkyaEÒvI    udan:    p¤ÎyEn    p¤Îy|    laEk|    ny¢t      ,
papEn    papm¤Ba×yamEv    mn¤ÝylaEkm¯                 .     7     .  

AT

then

ekya	by one (of them)

uÒvI:

upwards

udan:

the Udana

p¤ÎyEn

by meritorious deeds

p¤Îy|

meritorious

laEk|

world

ny¢t

carries

papEn

by sinful deeds

papm¯

the sinful world

uBa×yam¯

by both

mn¤ÝylaEkm¯

the human world

ny¢t

( ) leads

ev

verily

Thus  through   one   of   them   the   Udana   takes   (the   soul) to   the
 world of happiness because of  virtuous   deeds,   and to the  world of
suffering brought about  by  sinful  deeds. It takes the soul to the world
of men if there is a mix of  both meritorious and sinful deeds.  
Aa¢dÏyaE    h    vW    ba/:    p#aN    udyÏyEx
/En|    caX¤x|    p#aNmn¤g¦an:    , p¦¢TÛya|    ya
dEvta    sWxa    p¤âxÞyapanmv¾×yaÓtra
ydakaS:    s    smanaE    vay¤ÛyaIn:        .       8     .

Aa¢däy:

the sun

h   vW

indeed

ba/:	the external

p#aN:

Prana

udy¢t

rises

ex:

it

¢h

because

en|

this

caX¤x|

; nbsp; in the eye

p#aNm¯

Prana

An¤g¦þan:

gracing

p¦¢TÛya|

of the earth

ya

which

dEvta

the god

sa

that

exa

this

p¤âxÞy

of man

Apanm¯

Apana

Av¾×y

having controlled

AÓtra

in the interspace(between heaven and earth)

yt¯

which

AakaS:

the ether

s:

that

sman:

Samana

vay¤:

the air

Ûyan:

Vyana

The   Sun   is   none other than  the Prana that is outside. It  rises  gracing
the   Prana   in   the   eye.   The   god  in   the   earth   controls the  Apana 
 in   man.   The   ether   which   is   in   the   interspace between the heaven
and the earth  is  the vital air  Samana. The air there  is known as  Vyana.  
 tEjaE    h    vav    udanÞtÞmaѤpSaÓttEja:      ,
  p¤nBIv¢m¢Ód#yWmIn¢s    s|pïmanW:                   .      9     .  

tEj:	the energy

h   vav

indeed

udan:

the Udana

tÞmat¯

therefore

upSaÓttEja:

those whose energy is diminished

p¤nBIvm¯

rebirth

i¢Ód#yW:

with the senses

mn¢s	in the mind

s|pïmanW:

absorbed

p#¢tpïÓtE

attain

This energy which is Udana when it weakens, the death of the being occurs
and with the sense organ merging in the mind , the being enters the state of
rebirth.
 
y¢ÅcäOÞtEnWx    p#aNmaya¢t    p#aNÞtEjsa    y¤³:      ,
shaÏmna    yTasÄð¢Úpt|    laEk|    ny¢t            .     10       .  

y¢ÅcäO:

what is in the mind

tEn	with that thought

ex:

this

p#aNm¯

the (chief) Prana

Aaya¢t

comes

p#aN:

the Prana

tEjsa

with the Fire(udana)

y¤³:

joining

sh

with

AaÏmna

the Atman

yTasÄð¢Úpt|

as desired

laEk|

world

ny¢t

leads on

 
Whatever is in the mind at the time of death, that comes to the Prana and
joining with the fire leads the Atman to the world which is desired.

y   ev|   ¢v¹an¯   p#aN|   vEd   n   haÞy   p#ja
 h£ytE{m¦taE   Bv¢t   tdEx   ÜlaEk:  . 11 .

y:

who

ev|

as such

¢v¹an¯

the knowledgable one

p#aN|

Prana

vEd

knows

n   h

never

AÞy

his

p#ja:

progeny

h£ytE

perishes

Am¦t:

immortal

Bv¢t

becomes

tt¯

thus

ex:

this

ÜlaEk:

verse

The   progeny   of   the   wise   man   who   knows   the   Prana   as   such
never   perishes;   he   becomes   immortal.   There   is a verse.  
uÏp¢äOmay¢t|      ÞTan|    ¢vB¤Ïv|    cWv    p·Da
AïaÏm|    cWv    p#aNÞy    ¢våOayam¦tmƤtE      ,
¢våOayam¦tmƤt    i¢t                              .     12       .  

uÏp¢äOm¯

manifestation

Aay¢t|

incoming

ÞTan|

the place

¢vB¤Ïv|

omnipresence

c   ev

and also

p·Da	fivefold state

AïaÏm|

internal expression

c   ev

moreover

p#aNÞy

of the Prana

¢våOay

knowing

Am¦tm¯

immortality

ASn¤tE

attains

¢våOay

knowing

Am¦tm¯

immortality

ASn¤tE

attains

i¢t

so

He  that  knows the source,manifestation , locus , omnipresence , five-fold state and the internal role of Prana attains immortality , verily attains immortality.