Sukta 8
प्राणापानौ चक्षुः श्रोत्रमक्षितिश्च क्षितिश्च या। व्यानोदानौ वाङ् मनः शरीरेण त ईयन्ते
prāṇāpānāú cákṣuḥ śrótram ákṣitiś ca kṣítiś ca yā́ | vyānódānāu vā́ṅ mánaḥ śarī́reṇa tá īyante ||
Prāṇa and Apāna, sight and hearing, imperishableness and steadfast abiding, and likewise Vyāna and Udāna—speech and mind: by means of the body do these move and have their course.
Rishi: AV 11.8 tradition (microcosm hymn); variable r̥ṣi attribution
Devata: Prāṇas (vital breaths) and Indriyas (faculties) as functional deities
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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