Vedic · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
tṛtīyaḥ praśnaḥ
atha haina-ṅkauśalyaśchāśvalāyanaḥ paprachCha। bhagavan kuta ēṣa prāṇō jāyatē kathamāyātyasmiñśarīra ātmānaṃ vā pravibhajya katha-mpratiṣṭhatē kēnōtkramatē katha-mbahyamabhidhatē kathamadhyātmamiti ॥1॥
tasmai sa hōvāchātipraśchā-npṛchChasi brahmiṣṭhō-'sīti tasmāttē-'ha-mbravīmi ॥2॥
ātmana ēṣa prāṇō jāyatē yathaiṣā puruṣē Chāyaitasminnētadātata-mmanōkṛtēnāyātyasmiñśarīrē ॥3॥
yathā samrādēvādhikṛtān viniyuṅktē। ēta-ngrāmānōtā-ngrāmānadhitiṣṭhasvētyēvamēvaiṣa prāṇa itarā-nprāṇā-npṛthakpṛthagēva sannidhattē ॥4॥
pāyūpasthē-'pāna-ñchakṣusśrōtrē mukhanāsikābhyā-mprāṇa-ssvaya-mprātiṣṭhatē madhyē tu samānaḥ। ēṣa hyētaddhutamannaṃ sama-nnayati tasmādētā-ssaptārchiṣō bhavanti ॥5॥
hṛdi hyēṣa ātmā। atraitadēkaśata-nnāḍīnā-ntāsāṃ śataṃ śatamēkaikasyā-ndvāsaptatirdvāsaptatiḥ pratiśākhānāḍīsahasrāṇi bhavantyāsu vyānaścharati ॥6॥
athaikayōrdhva udānaḥ puṇyēna puṇyaṃ lōka-nnayati। pāpēna pāpamubhābhyāmēva manuṣyalōkam ॥7॥
Offered for worship and study, not as prediction. Non-commercial.
ādityō ha vai bāhyaḥ prāṇa udayatyēṣa hyēna-ñchākṣuṣa-mprāṇamanugṛhṇānaḥ। pṛthivyāṃ yā dēvatā saiṣā puruṣasyāpānamavaṣṭabhyāntarā yadākāśa-ssa samānō vāyurvyānaḥ ॥8॥
tējō ha vāva udānastasmādupaśāntatējāḥ punarbhavamindriyairmanasi sampadyamānaiḥ ॥9॥
yachchittastēnaiṣa prāṇamāyāti prāṇastējasā yuktaḥ। sahātmanā yathāsaṅkalpitaṃ lōka-nnayati ॥10॥
ya ēvaṃ vidvā-nprāṇaṃ vēda। na hāsya prajā hīyatē-'mṛtō bhavati tadēṣa-śślōkaḥ ॥11॥
utpattimāyatiṃ sthānaṃ vibhutva-ñchaiva pañchadhā। adhyātma-ñchaiva prāṇasya vijñāyāmṛtamaśnutē vijñāyāmṛtamaśnuta iti ॥12॥
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