Prashna Upanishad: Verse 2.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रस्त्वं प्राण तेजसा रुद्रोऽसि परिरक्षिता । त्वमन्तरिक्षे चरसि सूर्यस्त्वं ज्योतिषां पतिः ॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

indraḥ | tvam | prāṇa | tejasā | rudraḥ | asi | parirakṣitā | tvam | antarikṣe | carasi | sūryaḥ | tvam | jyotiṣām | patiḥ ||

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 2.9

IAST Transliteration

indras tvaṃ prāṇa tejasā rudro'si parirakṣitā | tvam antarikṣe carasi sūryas tvaṃ jyotiṣāṃ patiḥ ||9||

Translation

تو اندر ہے اے پران، اپنی تابانی سے، تو ردر ہے محافظ، تو فضاء میں حرکت کرتا ہے، تو سوریا ہے روشنیوں کا سردار۔

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Academic Translation

You are Indra, O Prana, through your radiance; you are Rudra, the protector; you move in the atmosphere; you are the Sun, the lord of luminaries.

Verse Context

• Prana as the cosmic vital force identified with the principal deities — Indra, Rudra, and Surya — revealing its all-pervading divine nature
• Mahavakya: This verse implicitly supports the mahavakya 'Ayam Atma Brahma' by showing that the vital force within (prana) is identical with the supreme cosmic powers (Indra, Rudra, Surya), thus equating the individual life-principle with the universal divine — the Self IS Brahman.
• Atharva Veda
• Shaunakiya (traditionally associated with sage Pippalada) Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtubh (8 syllables per pada)