एष पर्जन्यो मघवानेष वायुः
एष पृथिवी रयिर्देवः
सदसच्चामृतं च यत् ॥ २.५॥
eṣa parjanyo maghavāneṣa vāyuḥ
eṣa pṛthivī rayirdevaḥ
sadasaccāmṛtaṃ ca yat .. 2.5..
5 It burns as fire, it is the sun, it is the rain; it is Indra, it is the wind, it is the earth, it is food. It is the luminous god. It is being and non being; it is immortality.
Translation by Max Mueller
5. He is Agni (fire), he shines as Sûrya (sun), he is Parganya (rain), the powerful (Indra), he is Vâyu, (wind), he is the earth, he is matter, he is God–he is what is and what is not, and what is immortal.
Prashnopanishad Invocation
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Prashna II – Discussion of Devas
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Prashna III – Origin and Nature of Prana
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Prashna V – Meditation on OM
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Prashna VI – The Purusha of 16 Kalas
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Sri Shankara’s Commentary (Bhashya) translated by S. Sitarama Sastri
Com.—How? This Prâna 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 Râkshasas. This is wind in its different forms, âvaha, pravâha, etc. Again this is Dêva, 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 Dêvâs. In short,
Prashna Upanishad – 5 – Prashna-2-5-eṣo’gnistapatyeṣa – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Prashna-2-5