Prashna Upanishad: Verse 1.7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स एष वैश्वानरो विश्वरूपः प्राणोऽग्निरुदयते । तदेतदृचाऽभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सः एषः वैश्वानरः विश्वरूपः प्राणः अग्निः उदयते । तत् एतत् ऋचा अभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 1.7

IAST Transliteration

sa eṣa vaiśvānaro viśvarūpaḥ prāṇo'gnirudayate | tadetadṛcā'bhyuktam ||7||

Translation

Lui, ce Vaisvanara de forme universelle, le souffle vital, s'élève comme le feu. Cela en vérité est déclaré dans le Rig Veda.

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Academic Translation

He, this Vaisvanara of universal form, the vital breath, rises as fire. This indeed is declared in the Rig Veda.

Verse Context

• Vaisvanara (Universal Fire) as Prana
• Mahavakya: Not directly one of the four Mahavakyas, but supports the identity of the cosmic and individual principles underlying 'Tat tvam asi' (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7) by establishing the unity of macrocosmic Vaisvanara and microcosmic prana.
• Atharva Veda
• Pippalada (Paippalada) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose