Sunday, June 20, 2021

KATHOPNISHAD CHAPTER 4 SHLOK 7

                                                                  या प्राणेन संभवत्य-

                                                                   -दितिर्देवतामयी ।

                                                                  गुहां प्रविश्य तिष्ठन्तीं

                                                                  या भूतेभिर्व्यजायत । 

                                                                       एतद्वैतत् ॥ ७       

                                                               YA  PRENEN SAMBHAVATI 

                                                               ADITIR  DEVATAMAYI |

                                                        GHUHAM  VRAVISHYA  TISHTANTI  

                                                           YA  BHRUTEBHIR  VYAJAYAT ||

                                                                           ETAD VAI TAT ||7

            THIS PRANA (HIRANYAGARBHA )IS IN ALL DEVATAS AND IN ALL BHUTAS

               (LIVE THINGA)ENTERS AND STAYS IN THE CAVE (OF THE HEART) AND 

                                                      THIS IS INDDED THAT ||7

       In this Shlok there is a talk of PRANA - we sometimes refer to PRAN as energy or life in Indian language He has no PRANA to do certain things -which means he is too tired -has not enough energy . But we also say that the PRANA has left the body. So this PRANA is not the breath but the Life Force  and that is borne off HIRANYAGHARBH  and even the DEVATAS have it Or the DEVATAS are in it . I feel that the Lord Of Death is telling that this PRANA which at microcosm and as precursor to the Prana is called Hiranyagarbh at Macrocosm. The individual life comes from the cosmic energy or Hiranyagarbh. The Devatas - are no exception and they also are created when the universe is borne and they also derive the Life or the energy or the PRANA from Hiranygarbh. All living beings have it . Or may be all the things that we see have it. This Life or Prana enters the all living beings and stays in the cave (of the Heart).

    (One might feel that in scripture things are repeated. But I feel that the repetition makes an impact  and also make us understand what is being told. If one is chopping a wood, multiple strikes will split the log of wood , The same thing applies in case of scriptures.)


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