III. 6.) PRASNOPANISAAD-BHASHYA 29 prānaḥ: the wind coming out from the mouth and nose and thus being of the form of präna is established in the eye and the ear (cakşuś śrotra), that is, he controls them. Madhye : But in the middle he stands as samāna. eşaḥ: This, this samāna indeed hutam: food etc., that is eaten samam nayati: takes equal or appropriates to the seven elements (dhātus) : constituting the body) that is, divides it. tasmät: From this Samana breath the seven flames of stomach fire, named Kali, Karali (Mund. Up.) arise. III. Hrdi hy eşa ätma. Atraitad ekaśatam nädi. näm tasam sātam satam ekaikasyām dvasap- tarir dvasaptatiḥ pratiś.jkhānāļisahasrāni bhavanty asu vyānas carati. In the heart indeed is the self. Here are hundred and one nădis. Each of these has seventy-two sub-nadis and in each of these sub nadis (hits) there are 1000000 branch- nadis. ' ln these (breath) moves (as) vyana. COMMENTARY Hrdi eşah: This soul (jiva), in the heart in which the breath resides as samana also resides. Here (in the heart) there are hundred and one nādis Each among these nādis has seventy-two divisions Each of these 72 divisions has 100,000 branching nadis. In these (branching) nādis (breath) moves (as) Vyana. This is the meaning 111. 7. Athaikayordhva udānah punyam punyam lokam nayati papena papam ubhābhyām eva manuşyalokam 1. Ch. Uh VIII. The test as it is would seem to meat "Each of these Madis has hundred suh:livisious) and agaiu eilch he of them has 72,000 branch Madis. It is w construed by Sankard. But R R. thinks tbal satam satam between tasane anul ekaikasyrint is not siguificant, so it mast be aken with sākhanddisahasrant,
