Prashna Upanishad: Verse 2.12
या ते तनूर्वाचि प्रतिष्ठिता या श्रोत्रे या च चक्षुषि । या च मनसि सन्तता शिवां तां कुरु मा उत्क्रमीः ॥१२॥
या । ते । तनूः । वाचि । प्रतिष्ठिता । या । श्रोत्रे । या । च । चक्षुषि । या । च । मनसि । सन्तता । शिवाम् । ताम् । कुरु । मा । उत्क्रमीः ॥१२॥
yā te tanūr vāci pratiṣṭhitā yā śrotre yā ca cakṣuṣi | yā ca manasi santatā śivāṃ tāṃ kuru mā utkramīḥ ||12||
รูปของท่านที่ตั้งมั่นในวาจา ที่สถิตในโสต และในจักษุ และที่แผ่ซ่านในมโน—ขอจงทำให้รูปนั้นเป็นมงคลและดำรงอยู่เถิด; อย่าได้จากไป
That form of yours which is established in speech, which (is established) in the ear, and which in the eye, and which is extended in the mind—make that auspicious (form) (remain); do not depart.
- tanūr vāci → tanūḥ + vāci (visarga before v becomes r: ḥ→r)
- mā utkramīḥ → mā + utkramīḥ (no change)
- other sequences are padapāṭha-like with minimal sandhi
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Prāṇa as the sustaining power of the senses and mind; life-force as upholder of embodied experience
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect: supports inquiry into the Self by showing dependence of speech/senses/mind on prāṇa; not a direct Mahāvākya formulation
- Veda
- Atharva
- Shakha
- Atharva-veda (Prāśna Upaniṣad; traditionally linked with the Paippalāda tradition)
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)
Yoga and practice
Prāṇāyāma and pratyāhāra: stabilize prāṇa to steady speech, senses, and mind; contemplations on prāṇa’s pervasion (vyāpti) as preparation for dhyāna; mindful regulation of breath to prevent mental dispersion.
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