The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

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Chapter III
Meditation on the Udgitha
as the Sun and the Vyana
Now is described the meditation on the Udgitha with
reference to the gods: One should meditate on the
Udgitha as the sun who gives warmth. When he (the
sun) rises he sings the Udgitha for the benefit of all
creatures. When he rises he destroys darkness and fear.
He who knows this becomes the destroyer of darkness
and fear.
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This prana and that sun are the same. This is warm and
that is warm. This they call svara (what goes out) and
that, pratyasvara (what returns). Therefore one should
meditate on the Udgitha as this and that.
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One should meditate on the Udgitha as the vyana. That
which one breathes out is the prana and that which one
breathes in is the apana. That which is the junction of
the prana and the apana is the Vyana. This vyana is
speech. Therefore when one utters speech one stops the
prana and the apana.
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