Prashna Upanishad – III – Origin and Nature of Prana – 11   «   »

Prashna Upanishad – III – Origin and Nature of Prana – 11   «   »

य एवं विद्वान् प्राणं वेद न हास्य प्रजा हीयतेऽमृतो
भवति तदेषः श्लोकः ॥ ३.११॥
ya evaṃ vidvān prāṇaṃ veda na hāsya prajā hīyate’mṛto
bhavati tadeṣaḥ ślokaḥ .. 3.11..
Translation by Swami Sivananda
11 The wise man who thus knows prana does not lose his offspring and becomes immortal. As to this there is the following verse: 

Translation by Max Mueller
11. He who, thus knowing, knows Prâna, his offspring does not perish, and he becomes immortal. Thus says the Sloka:

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

Of the learned man who knows Prâna thus i.e., with these attributes already described, about his birth, etc., the following fruits, both here and hereafter, are pointed out. The offspring, i.e., the son, the grandson, etc., of this knower, do not suffer break in continuity, and when the body falls having become one with Prâna, he becomes immortal (in a relative sense). The following verse (slôka) briefly explains this purport.

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

Prashna Upanishad – 11 – Prashna-3-11-ya evaṃ vidvān – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Prashna-3-11