The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

yourself by chanting. Now give us, please, a share of
this food." "Then sit around facing me." "So be it." They
sat down around the vital breath. That is why whatever
food one eats through the vital breath satisfies the
organs. So do his relatives sit around facing him who
knows this; he becomes the supporter of his kinsmen,
the greatest among them and their leader, a good eater of
food and their lord. Whoever, among his kinsmen, the
greatest among them and their leader, a good eater of
food and their lord. Whoever, among his kinsmen,
desires to be a rival of the man who has this knowledge
is not able to support his dependents. But, on the other
hand, he who follows him (the knower of the vital
breath) and who, following him, desires to support his
dependents is certainly able to do so.
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It is called ayasa angirasa, for it is the essence (rasa) of
the limbs (anga). Yes, the prana is the essence of the
limbs. From whichever limb the vital breath departs,
that limb withers right there; therefore it is verily the
essence of the limbs.
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It is also Brihaspati (lord of the Rig-Veda). Speech is
Brihati (Rig) and the vital breath is its lord (pati).
Therefore it is called Brihaspati.
It is also the Brahmanaspati (lord of the Yajur-Veda).
Speech is Brahman (Yajur) and the vital breath is its
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