38 PRASNOPANISHAD-BHASHIYA [IV. 5. state. The active mind is the sacrificer. Apāna is gārhapatya on account of its abiding in the Muladhāra. Vyana that is adjacent to it is the southern-fire called anvähārya pacana. Prāņa that has its source in apana is āhavaniya, on account of its similarity to āhavaniya fire which is taken from the gärhapatya fire in sacrifice). The two functions inhalation and exhalation that are dependent upon it are the two oblations mentioned in the passage "Two in the Āhavaniya" (Sat. Brāh.) The Samāna breath that is the cause of inhalation and exhalation is the Adhvaryu who can be described as he who makes even the oblations. But the udana-breath is such, since it is that that leads the sacrificer upwards to the other world. In this manner he (Pippalăda) shows the eight things that form parts of the Agnihotra (sacrifice), namely, the sacrificer, the three fires, the two oblations, and the officiat ing priest and the result, in the eight things of the form of five breaths, inhalation and exhalation and the mind. Though here according to the passage "Even so all these creatures daily approaching this Brahman attain it" (Ch. Up VIII iii. 2) the approach towards Brahman is taught only in respect of the soul and not in respect of the mind. still since the mind is said to approach the nerve puritat it can be seen that the mention of leading the mind to Brahman who is in the puritat is reasonable. Then he replies to the question "As what does this God experience dreams?" TV. 5. Atraisa devah svapne mahimanam anubhavati Yad drstam drstam anupaśyati srutam śrutam evārtham anusrnoti desadigantaraisca pratyanubhūtam punaḥ punah pratyanu. bhavati drstam cadrstam ca śrutam cāšrutam cānubhutam cananubhūtam ca saccasacca sarvam paśyati sarcaḥ paśyati. Here this God enjoys greatness in (his) dream, since he reperceives whatever he had perceived and rehears whatever he had heard and whatever has been experiencedin do not
