Praśna Upaniṣad ("Six Questions") 3.3
Praśnopaniṣad 3.3
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.3
ātmana eṣa prāṇo jāyate
yathaiṣā puruṣe chāyaitasminnetadātataṃ manokṛtenāyātyasmiñcharīre
3. This life (prāṇa) is born from the Spirit (Ātman, Self).
As in the case of a person there is this shadow extended, so it is in this case. By the action of the mind [in one's previous existence ] it comes into this body.
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 1615, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- The Philosophy of the Upanishads — Paul Deussen & A. S. Geden, English
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English