Prashna Upanishad with Shankara鈥檚 Commentary
by S. Sitarama Sastri | 1928 | 19,194 words
The Prashna Upanishad is a series philosophical poems presented as questions (prashna) inquired by various Hindu sages (Rishi) and answered by Sage Pippalada. The questions discuss knowledge about Brahman, the relation of the individual (Purusha) with the universal (Atman), meditation, immortality and various other Spiritual topics. This commentar...
Verse 2.5
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e峁'gnistapatye峁 s奴rya e峁 parjanyo maghav膩ne峁 v膩yure峁 p峁泃hiv墨 rayirdeva岣� sadasacc膩m峁泃a峁� ca yat || 5 ||
5. As fire, this burns; this, sun; this, cloud; this, Indra; this, wind; this, earth; moon, Deva and what has form, what is formless and what is immortal nectar.
Shankara鈥檚 Commentary:
Com.鈥擧ow? This Prana being fire, burns or flames; so this being sun, shines; so this being cloud, rains. Again this being Indra, protects the creatures and destroys, Asuras and Rakshasas. This is wind in its different forms, avaha, pravaha, etc. Again this is Deva, earth (supporter of all) and moon (nourisher of all). This is all that has form and all that is formless. This is also amrita which is the stay of all Devas. In short,