ऊर्ध्वं प्राणमुन्नयत्य
पानं प्रत्यगस्यति ।
मध्येवामनमासीनं
विश्वेदेवा उपासते॥ ३
URDHVA PRANAM UNNAYATYA
APANAM PRATYAGASYATI |
MADHYE VAMANAM ASINAM
VISHVE DEVA UPASATE ||3
HE SENDS PRANA UP AND APANA DOWN,THAT ADORABLE ONE
STAYS IN THE MIDDLE AND DEVAS WORSHIP IT||3
In this Shloka, the 2 PRANAS are mentioned . But we are told about only 2 of the 5 PRANAS. The 5 PRANAS are PRANA-APAN-SAMANA-UDAN-VYAN- each one has a function in the physical body. Each has different function. Each one has been mentioned as doing different things by different people, but main thing is very clear. PRANA is one in lungs or the breath. The APAPNA is excretion of things like bowel movement, vomiting or urinary excretion. SAMANA is digestion .UDANA is cough - voice etc. as function. And VYAN is circulation.
So in this Shloka we are told that the SELF or ATMAN control the various PRANAS but it stays in the center and all the DEVAS worship that SELF. One must understand that the PRANAS are the function of physical body and Subtle Body. The SELF is not actually doing anything in the body as such ,but without the SELF ,the physical body or the Subtle body will not function. So it is the witness to the bodily function, but it does not do the function of anything. It can be compared to electricity. Due to electricity one can run a computer or light bulb or TV or microwave etc. Without the electrical power these things will stop function even though the physical elements are present. So the electricity is needed, but it does not function as TV or microwave or light bulb etc. This SELF, is adorable and the Gods worship it. These Gods are the personalized Gods or the Gods that are actually positions in cosmos. One could consider INDRA,VARUN etc as such Gods.
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