Paingala Upanishad: Verse 1.9
स तेषां सत्त्वांशं चतुर्धा कृत्वा भागत्रयसमष्टितः पञ्चक्रियावृत्त्यात्मकमन्तःकरणमसृजत्। स तेषां सत्त्वतुरीयभागेन ज्ञानेन्द्रियाण्यसृजत्॥९॥
सः । तेषाम् । सत्त्व-अंशम् । चतुर्धा । कृत्वा । भाग-त्रय-समष्टितः । पञ्च-क्रिया-वृत्ति-आत्मकम् । अन्तःकरणम् । असृजत् । सः । तेषाम् । सत्त्व-तुर्य-भागेन । ज्ञान-इन्द्रियाणि । असृजत् ॥९॥
sa teṣāṃ sattvāṃśaṃ caturdhā kṛtvā bhāgatrayasamaṣṭitaḥ pañcakriyāvṛttyātmakam antaḥkaraṇam asṛjat | sa teṣāṃ sattvatūryabhāgena jñānendriyāṇy asṛjat ||9||
Weiter teilte Er den Sattva-Anteil dieser Elemente in vier Teile und erschuf aus der Gesamtheit von drei Teilen das Antaḥkaraṇa, das innere Instrument, bestehend aus fünf funktionalen Tätigkeiten. Aus dem vierten, sattvischen Viertel erschuf Er die Erkenntnisorgane (Jñānendriyas).
He, having made their sattva-portion into four parts, created from the aggregate of three parts the inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa) consisting of five functional activities. From their fourth part, the sattva-fourth, he created the organs of knowledge (jñānendriyas).
- भागत्रयसमष्टितः is read as a compounded adverbial formation: भागत्रय + समष्टि + तस्
- ज्ञानेन्द्रियाण्यसृजत् = ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणि + असृजत् (इ + अ → या)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Antaḥkaraṇa and jñānendriyas arising from sattva; subtle body analysis (sūkṣma-śarīra)
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect: supports mahāvākya contemplation by distinguishing the knowing apparatus (mind/senses) from the ultimate Knower (Ātman), aligning with inquiry implied by 'tat tvam asi' and 'aham brahmāsmi'.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Prose
Yoga and practice
Meditation on mind as instrument: cultivate sattva through yama-niyama, diet, and viveka; practice sākṣī-bhāva (witnessing) of the five mental functions and sensory cognition to disidentify from antaḥkaraṇa.
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