अध्यात्मं चैव प्राणस्य विज्ञायामृतमश्नुते
विज्ञायामृतमश्नुत इति ॥ ३.१२॥
इति प्रश्नोपनिषदि तृतीयः प्रश्नः ॥
adhyātmaṃ caiva prāṇasya vijñāyāmṛtamaśnute
vijñāyāmṛtamaśnuta iti .. 3.12..
iti praśnopaniṣadi tṛtīyaḥ praśnaḥ ..
12 He who knows the origin of prana, its entry, its place, its fivefold distribution, its internal aspect and also its external, obtains immortality; yea, he obtains immortality.
Translation by Max Mueller
12. He who has known the origin, the entry, the place, the fivefold distribution, and the internal state of the Prâna, obtains immortality, yes, obtains immortality.
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
Com.—Birth] from the Paramâtman. Coming] coming into this body, by the activity of the mind. Staying] in the lower apertures and other places. Five-fold sovereignty] the posting, as by a sovereign, of the different aspects of Prana, in five forms. Its external manifestation] as the sun, &c. Within the-body] as eye, &c. Knowing Prâna thus one attains immortality (relative).
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॥ इति प्रश्नोपनिषदि तृतीयः प्रश्नः ॥
|| iti praśnopaniṣadi tṛtīyaḥ praśnaḥ ||
Here ends the Third Prasna.
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Prashna Upanishad – 12 – Prashna-3-12-utpattimāyatiṃ – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Prashna-3-12