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Khandogya Upanishad. Ii, 11

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"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],

Eleventh Kha
\"N"D"A 3.

1.
The hikra is mind, the prastva speech, the udgtha sight, the pratihra hearing, the nidhana

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breath. That is the Gyatra Sman, as interwoven in the (five) pr"n"as 1.

2.
He who thus knows this Gyatra interwoven in the pr"n"as, keeps his senses, reaches the full life, he lives long 2, becomes great with children and cattle, great by fame. The rule of him who thus meditates on the Gyatra is, 'Be not high-minded.'

Footnotes

28:3
After having explained the secret meaning of the whole Sma-veda p. 29 ceremonial, as it is to be understood by meditation only (dhyna),he proceeds to explain the secret meaning of the same ceremonial, giving to each its proper name in proper succession (gyatra, rathantara, &c.), and showing the hidden purport of those names.

29:1
Cf. "Kh". Up. Ii, 7, 1, where pr"n"a is explained differently. The Gyatr itself is sometimes called pr"n"a.

29:2
The commentator generally takes "g"yok in the sense of bright.
veda yajur veda sama veda atharva| veda yajur veda sama veda atharva
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