तस्मात्तेऽहं ब्रवीमि ॥ ३.२॥
tasmātte’haṃ bravīmi .. 3.2..
2 To him the teacher replied: You are asking difficult questions; you must be exceedingly devoted to Brahman. Therefore I will answer you.
Translation by Max Mueller
2. He replied: You ask questions more difficult, but you are very fond of Brahman, therefore I shall tell it you.
Prashnopanishad Invocation
Prashna I – Spiritual paths of the Moon and Sun
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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 IV – Mental States and Bliss
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Prashna V – Meditation on OM
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Prashna VI – The Purusha of 16 Kalas
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Closing Prayer – Closing
Sri Shankara’s Commentary (Bhashya) translated by S. Sitarama Sastri
Thus questioned, the preceptor, said to him, Prâna himself, being difficult to know, is fit for intricate questioning. You question about the origin, etc., even of him. Therefore, you ask questions about transcending things. As you are eminently, a knower of Brahman, I am delighted and shall tell you what you ask about. Listen.
Prashna Upanishad – 2 – Prashna-3-2-tasmai sa – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Prashna-3-2