Prashna Upanishad: Verse 1.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स एष वैश्वानरो विश्वरूपः प्राणोऽग्निरुदयते । तदेतदृचाऽभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
सः एषः वैश्वानरः विश्वरूपः प्राणः अग्निः उदयते । तत् एतत् ऋचा अभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥
IAST Transliteration
sa eṣa vaiśvānaro viśvarūpaḥ prāṇo'gnirudayate | tadetadṛcā'bhyuktam ||7||
Translation
他，这具宇宙形相的毗湿瓦纳罗，生命气息，如火焰般升起。此确为《梨俱吠陀》中所宣说。
Academic Translation
He, this Vaisvanara of universal form, the vital breath, rises as fire. This indeed is declared in the Rig Veda.
Verse Context
Vaisvanara (Universal Fire) as PranaMahavakya: Not directly one of the four Mahavakyas, but supports the identity of the cosmic and individual principles underlying 'Tat tvam asi' (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7) by establishing the unity of macrocosmic Vaisvanara and microcosmic prana.Atharva VedaPippalada (Paippalada) ShakhaChandas: Prose
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