कर्मेन्द्रियैः पञ्चभिरञ्चितोऽयं । प्राणो भवेत्प्राणमयस्तु कोशः । येनात्मवानन्नमयोऽनुपूर्णः । प्रवर्ततेऽसौ सकलक्रियासु ॥
karmendriyaiḥ pañcabhirañcito'yaṃ | prāṇo bhavetprāṇamayastu kośaḥ | yenātmavānannamayo'nupūrṇaḥ | pravartate'sau sakalakriyāsu ||
This life-breath, joined with the five organs of action, is the sheath made of vital breath. Filled by it, the food-sheath acts as if it had a self, and engages in all its activities.
पाँच कर्मेन्द्रियों से युक्त यह प्राण ही प्राणमय कोश है। इससे भरा हुआ अन्नमय कोश मानो आत्मा वाला होकर सब क्रियाओं में लगता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The energy that moves us, breath, vitality, drive, is also something we have, not the whole of who we are. It rises and falls; awareness of it stays.
जो ऊर्जा हमें चलाती है, साँस, जीवनशक्ति, उत्साह, वह भी हमारे पास है, पूरा 'हम' नहीं। वह घटती-बढ़ती है; उसे जानने वाली चेतना बनी रहती है।
In the Vivekachudamani, attributed to Shankaracharya, the guru describes the second sheath, made of the life-breath, which animates the physical body.