1. 5.) PŘASNOPANISHAD-BHASHYA Sah: The well-known Prajāpati, the Supreme Soul desirous of creating progeny practised penance of the form of contemplation as to the things which have to be created. atapyata : made sa tapas taptva: He having this contemplated on the things to be created He created the pair called Matter and Soul mentioned here as Rayi and Prana. This is the meaning, With what idea (purpose)? (To this query) He (Pippalāda) replies. etau me: For me desirous of off-spring these two Rayi and Prāna will create creatures of manifold types. With this idea (He Prajāpati, created). This is the meaning. I. 5. Adityo ha vai prāno rayir eva candrama rayir eva etai sarvam yanmūrtañcāmurtañca tasmän mürtir eva rayih. Aditya indeed is prāņa: rayi alone the Moon. Rayi indeed is all this which is with form and that which is formless: therefore form alone is Rayi. COMMENTARY: Adityah: Aditya is he who takes up (ādatte); the enjoyer ; wherefore he is prāṇa, breath, is the meaning. The reason why he is called breath will be explained immediately. Rayir eva candramāh: Rayi indeed is the Moon. This he explains thus: Rayir eva etat sarvam: By the word ' mürta' are indicated earth, water and fire. By the word 'amūrta' are indicated 'air' and ether The entire group of elements is 'rayi' food, the enjoyable. This is the meaning. Tasmat : therefore mürtih: that is all the body made up of five elements is the enjoyable. This is the meaning,
