Shloka 9
Pañcahotṛ-Vidhāna and the Dispute of the Five Vāyus (पञ्चहोतृविधानम् — पञ्चवायूनां श्रेष्ठत्वविवादः)
ब्राह्मण उवाच प्राण: प्रालीयत तत: पुनश्न प्रचचार ह । समानश्षाप्युदानश्व वचोडब्रूतां पुन: शुभे
brāhmaṇa uvāca | prāṇaḥ prālīyata tataḥ punaś ca pracacāra ha | samānaś cāpy udānaś ca vaco ’brūtāṃ punaḥ śubhe ||
Vị Bà-la-môn nói: “Hỡi người nữ cát tường, nói xong như vậy, Prāṇa ẩn đi trong chốc lát rồi lại bắt đầu vận hành. Khi ấy Samāna và Udāna lại cất lời đối đáp với nó.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the primacy and indispensability of Prāṇa: when Prāṇa withdraws, life-functions falter; when it resumes, the system revives. The renewed address by Samāna and Udāna frames an ethical-philosophical inquiry into how different faculties depend upon the central life-force.
After speaking, Prāṇa briefly becomes latent (as if demonstrating its power), then starts moving again. Seeing this, the other life-winds—Samāna and Udāna—again speak to Prāṇa, continuing their discussion about roles and hierarchy among the vital functions.