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Prana is consistently regarded as the primary breath, akin to breath in English, while apana is associated with carrying off excrement. The Prashna Upanishad first described prana governing upper body functions and apana controlling lower functions, based on the concept of distinct airs or gases governing bodily functions.
In the Rig Veda (R.V.IV.XL.5), Nrishad is the dweller amongst humans; Nrishad is explained as Chaitanya or 'Consciousness' or Prana or 'vitality' because both dwell in humans. [5] In his commentary on the Isha Upanishad, [6] [page needed] Sri Aurobindo explains that the Atman, the Self manifests through a seven-fold movement of Prakrti.
The word prāna pratishthā is a compound Sanskrit term combining prāna and pratishthā. Prana, which comes from the root "pra", meaning "to breathe". This term refers to life or vital energy, the essence for living beings. [3]
In yoga, the breath is associated with prana, thus, pranayama is a means to elevate the prana-shakti, or life energies. Pranayama is described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Later, in Hatha yoga texts, it meant the complete suspension of breathing.
The word ida means "comfort" in Sanskrit. Idā has a moonlike nature and feminine energy with a cooling effect. [15] It courses from the left testicle to the left nostril and corresponds to the Ganges river. The practices of yoga work together to force prana into the central Sushumna channel, allowing kundalini to rise, leading to moksha ...
As the ancient writers have said, it is the vital force or prana which is spread over both the macrocosm, the entire Universe, and the microcosm, the human body... The atom is contained in both of these. Prana is life-energy responsible for the phenomena of terrestrial life and for life on other planets in the universe.
Literal translations of the words are below after splitting the sandhi: [25] oṃ - sacred syllable, primeval sound; bhūr - physical body / physical realm; bhuvaḥ - life force / mental realm; svaḥ - soul / spiritual realm; tat - that (God); savitur - of Savitṛ (Sun, Creator, source of all life); vareṇyam - adore, venerable;
The root of the Sanskrit word Upasana is up and asana (from as), which means "to sit close to someone, waiting on someone with reverence". [8] Oldenberg explained Upasana from its root Upās-, in German as Verehren, or "to worship, adore, revere", with the clarification that in Vedic texts this adoration and reverence is at formless things, such as Absolute Self, the Holy, the Atman (Soul ...