Prashna Upanishad – IV – Mental States and Bliss – 6   «   »

Prashna Upanishad – IV – Mental States and Bliss – 6   «   »

स यदा तेजसाऽभिभूतो भवति । अत्रैष देवः स्वप्नान्न
पश्यत्यथ यदैतस्मिञ्शरीर एतत्सुखं भवति ॥ ४.६॥
sa yadā tejasā’bhibhūto bhavati . atraiṣa devaḥ svapnānna
paśyatyatha yadaitasmiñśarīra etatsukhaṃ bhavati .. 4.6..
Translation by Swami Sivananda
6 When the jiva is overcome by light he sees no dreams; at that time, in this body, arises this happiness. 

Translation by Max Mueller
6. And when he is overpowered by light, then that god sees no dreams, and at that time that happiness arises in his body.

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Sri Shankara’s Commentary (Bhashya) translated by S. Sitarama Sastri

When the Dêvâ, i.e., the mind, becomes overpowered, i.e., has all the outlets of these impressions closed by the light (lodged in the nerve) known as Pitta and pertaining to the sun, then the rays, i.e., the tendencies of the mind, become absorbed into the heart along with the senses. When the mind, like fire in a log of wood, pervades the whole body in its form, as general knowledge (as opposed to a special modification) then he sleeps. All that time, this Dêvâ named mind, does not see dreams, the door of vision being closed by light. Then, in this body, this bliss arises, which is knowledge unimpeded, pervading all body without distinction and clear.

Links
Various resources on the Prashnopanishad
Upanishad Series – Kena Upanishad Commentary by Swami Chinmayananda

Prashna Upanishad – 6 – Prashna-4-6-sa yadā tejasā – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Prashna-4-6