Shloka 15

Daśa-lakṣaṇam: The Ten Topics, Virāṭ-Puruṣa Sense-Manifestation, and the Supreme Shelter (Āśraya)

Devanagari script

अन्त:शरीर आकाशात् पुरुषस्य विचेष्टत: । ओज: सहो बलं जज्ञे तत: प्राणो महानसु: ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

antaḥ śarīra ākāśāt puruṣasya viceṣṭataḥ ojaḥ saho balaṁ jajñe tataḥ prāṇo mahān asuḥ

Translation

ထင်ရှားလာသော မဟာဝိષ્ણု၏ သာလွန်ကဲသော ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာအတွင်းရှိ အာကာသမှ၊ သူ၏ လှုပ်ရှားမှုကြောင့် အာရုံစွမ်းအား၊ စိတ်ဓာတ်အင်အားနှင့် ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာအင်အားတို့ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသည်။ ထို့နောက် မဟာပရာဏ—အသက်ရှင်စွမ်းအားစုစုပေါင်း၏ မူလ—ပေါ်ပေါက်လာသည်။

Synonyms

• अन्तःशरीरे: within the body
• अन्तःशरीरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तः + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; avyayībhāva ‘within the body’

• आकाशात्: from ether/space
• आकाशात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular

• पुरुषस्य: of the Puruṣa
• पुरुषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• विचेष्टतः: from (his) activity
• विचेष्टतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + चेष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular; used adverbially ‘from activity/motion’

• ओजः: vigor
• ओजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• सहः: strength/endurance
• सहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बलम्: power
• बलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जज्ञे: was born/arose
• जज्ञे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person, Singular

• ततः: thereupon/from that
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्) ‘from that/thereupon’

• प्राणः: breath/life-air
• प्राणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with असुः

• असुः: vital principle/life
• असुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa (Supreme Person)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the origin of prāṇa (life air)?

This verse states that prāṇa, the great life-force, arises in the sequence of creation from vitality (ojas), endurance (saha), and strength (bala), which manifest from the inner ether and the activity of the Supreme Person.

Why is the Supreme Person (Puruṣa) mentioned as the source of vitality and strength?

Śukadeva explains creation as dependent on the Puruṣa: the functions and powers within beings—energy, endurance, and strength—are not independent; they arise because the Lord activates and organizes the elements and their capacities.

How can the teaching about prāṇa be applied in modern life?

Recognize life, strength, and breath as gifts sustained by a higher order; cultivate gratitude, disciplined living, and devotion, using one’s vitality in service rather than in ego-driven exhaustion.