Verse 35

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्राण आद्यो हृदिस्थाने अपानस्तु पुनर्गुदे । समानो नाभिदेशे तु उदानः कण्ठमाश्रितः ॥३५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

प्राणः । आद्यः । हृदि-स्थाने । अपानः । तु । पुनः । गुदे । समानः । नाभि-देशे । तु । उदानः । कण्ठम् । आश्रितः ॥

IAST Transliteration

prāṇa ādyo hṛdisthāne apānas tu punar gude | samāno nābhideśe tu udānaḥ kaṇṭham āśritaḥ ||35||

Translation

البرانا، وهو الأوّل، في موضع القلب؛ وأمّا الأپانا (apāna) ففي الشرج. والسَّمانا (samāna) في موضع السرّة؛ والأودانا (udāna) مستقرٌّ في الحلق.

Academic Translation

Prāṇa, the foremost, is in the region of the heart; apāna, again, is in the anus. Samāna is in the region of the navel; and udāna is situated in the throat.

Verse Context

• Prāṇa-vāyu doctrine (five vital airs) as preparatory discipline
• Mahavakya: Indirect: mapping prāṇic functions supports viveka between prāṇa (anātman) and Ātman (witness), aiding mahāvākya contemplation.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)