The shankhAyaNa AraNyaka enjoins meditation on prANa as follows:
Sa esha samvatsarasamAnashcha chaturmayashcha – shrotramayashcha chandomayo manomayo vAgmaya AtmA+
Sa esha samvatsarasamAnashcha chaturmayashcha – shrotramayashcha chandomayo manomayo vAgmaya AtmA+
[This is the prANa that is the support of the human body (Atma), which is similar to the year, having fourfold form – the form of the ear (shrotramaya) the form of the Vedas (chandomaya), the form of the mind (manomaya), the form of speech (vAgmaya).]+
Now, what should one meditate on? Is it mere prANa? No. It is prANa-sharIraka-paramAtma who is meditated on.
Who is this paramAtma who is meditated as prANa? Refer to the prayers of brahmA to kR^ishNa in the padma purANa+
Who is this paramAtma who is meditated as prANa? Refer to the prayers of brahmA to kR^ishNa in the padma purANa+
chakShurmayaM shrotramayaM ChaMdomaya manomayam . vA~NmayaM paramAtmAnaM pareshaM shaMsati shrutiH . iti sarvopaniShadAmarthastvaM kamalekShaNa . stotuM na shakto.ayaM tvAM tu sarvavedAMtapAragam
(~padma purANa, uttarakhANDa)+
(~padma purANa, uttarakhANDa)+
[brahmA: shruti praises you as the independent supreme self, the ruler of all, of the form of eye (chakshurmaya), ear (shrotramaya), Vedas (chandomaya), mind (manomaya) & speech (vaNgmaya) in the form of prANa. Lotus Eyed One! You are the object of all the Upanishads]+
Thought of sharing this as it is such a beautiful UpabrahmaNa to the AraNyaka.
brahmA adds one more - chakshurmaya - but that is just slight upAsaNa bheda.//
brahmA adds one more - chakshurmaya - but that is just slight upAsaNa bheda.//
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