Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1131
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1131
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(From the coarse (rājasic) aspects of the five sense-organs originate the five organs of action like word, foot, hand, excretory and the genital organ, and also the five prāṇas (breaths) called prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna and vyāna. Prāṇa is located in the heart, apāna in the anus, samāna in the nābhi (navel) udāna in the throat and vyāna all over the body).