Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Sa yaThaa SakuniH soothreNa prabadDhaH dhisam dhiSam pathithvaa Just as a bird tied to a string flies in all directions, anyathra aayathanam alabDhvaa not finding a resting place elsewhere banDhanam eva upSrayatha resorts to the place where it is bound, evameva khalu soumya thath manaH the mind also my dear, diSam dhiSam, pathithvaa traveling in all directions anyathraaayathanam alabDhvaa not finding a resting place elsewhere, praaNamevaupaSrayathe resorts to praNa. praaNa banDhanam hi soumya manaH ithi The mind, dear , is tied to the praNa. In kenopanishad it is said that the Self is the praaNasya praaNam, the life of life. In this sense the word praNa is used here meaning the sath or Brahman mentioned at the outset. The mind travels all around during the wakeful state and becomes restless and during the deep sleep state it rests in Brahman. The analogy of a bird tied with long strings is cited to illustrate the idea in the previous passage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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