Praśna Upaniṣad ("Six Questions") 1.13

Praśnopaniṣad 1.13

Language: Sanskrit

1.13

ahorātro vaiprajāpatistasyāhareva prāṇo rātrireva rayiḥ prāṇaṃ vā ete praskandanti ye divā ratyā saṃyujyante brahmacaryameva tadyadrātrau ratyā saṃyujyante

13. Day and night, verily, are the Lord of Creation (Prajāpati). Of this, day indeed is life; the night, matter. Verily, they waste their life who join in sexual enjoyment by day; it is chastity that they join in sexual enjoyment by night.
Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

Translations (2)

The Thirteen Principal Upanishads — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, English
The Upanishads, Part II (SBE 15) — Friedrich Max Müller 1884, English

Commentaries (4)

Praśnopaniṣadbhāṣya — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit
Praśnaprakāśikā (Raṅgarāmānuja) — Raṅgarāmānuja Muni 1500, Sanskrit
Commentary of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin 1700, Sanskrit
Khaṇḍārtha — Rāghavendra Tīrtha, Sanskrit

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