34 PRASNOPANISHAD-BHASHYA [III. 12 along with the light, the light also is the cause of leading up- wards, the light can well be udāna. This is the idea. Though in the passage " Breath in the light...", the word 'light' refers to all elements and not only to the light-element as stated in the Sūtras "In the elentents on account of scripture to that effect" (IV. ii. 5), "Not only one (element) since (Śruti and Smrti) show" (IV. ii. 6) and the Bhäşya on these (Sūtras), it may be seen still that the (upanişadic) statement is correct, since light is the chief element (among the elements) on the strength of the Bhaşya "The Light indeed mixed with the other elements is indicated by the word light." III. 12. Utpattim ayatim sthānam vibhutvam caiva pancadha | Adhyatmam caiva pranasya vijñāyāmrtam aśnute vijñayāmrtamašnute One knowing the birth, the entry, existence and over- lordship and also division of itself into five-fold forms in the body (adhyātmam) of the breath attains immortality, attains immortality, COMMENTAKY: evam: to him who meditates upon the breath with reference to its origination, coming and establishment and others (i.e., going out etc.), there is no loss of off- spring, sons, grandsons and others. And also it becomes the cause of freedom through the accomplishment of meditation on Brahman obtained through the knowledge of the nature of the Pure Inner Self. tad esa ślokaņ: In respect of the meditation on the breath, the following sloka is recited : this is the meaning. Utpattim: The birth of the breath from the supreme Self and its coming into the body) along with the mind. sthanam: His existence in such places of the body as the organ of excretion and procreation and vibhutvam: overlordship of the form of ownership men. tioned in the passage "Just as the sovereign commands his officers' (Prašna III. 4)
