Chānd-Mül, 1879-841. SECOND KHANDA
Breath said: 'What shall be my food?.' They answered: 'Whatever there is, even unto dogs and birds.' Therefore this is food for Ana (the breather). His name is clearly Ana. To him who knows this there is nothing that is not (proper) food.
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.sa hovāca mukhyaḥ prāṇaḥ kiṃ me ’nnaṃ bhaviṣyatīti | mukhyaṃ prāṇaṃ praṣṭāramiva kalpayitvā vāgādīnprativaktṝniva kalpayantī śrutirāha-yadidaṃ loke ’nnajātaṃ prasiddhamā śvabhiḥ sahā’śakunibhyaḥ saha śakunibhiḥ sarvaprāṇināṃ yadannaṃ tattavānnamiti hocurvāgādaya iti | prāṇasya sarvamannaṃ prāṇo ’ttā sarvasyānnasyetyevaṃ pratipattaye kalpitākhyāyikārūpādvyāvṛtya svena śrutirūpeṇā’ha-tadvā etadyatkiñcilloke prāṇibhirannamadyate ’nasya prāṇasya tadannaṃ prāṇenaiva tadadyata ityarthaḥ | sarvaprakāraceṣṭāvyāptiguṇapradarśanārthamana iti prāṇasya pratyakṣaṃ nāma | prādyupasargapūrvatve hi viśeṣagatireva syāt | tathāca sarvānnānāmatturnāmagrahaṇamitīdaṃ pratyakṣaṃ nāmāna iti sarvānnānāmattuḥ sākṣādabhidhānam | na ha vā evaṃvidi yathoktaprāṇavidi prāṇo ’hamasmi sarvabhūtasthaḥ sarvānnānāmatteti tasminnevaṃvidi ha vai kiñcana kiñcidapi prāṇibhirādyaṃ sarvairanannamannādyaṃ na bhavati sarvamevaṃvidyannaṃ bhavatītyarthaḥ | prāṇabhūtatvādviduṣaḥ | "prāṇādvā eṣa udeti prāṇe ’stameti"ityupakramya-"evaṃvido ha vā udeti sūrya evaṃvidyastameti"iti śrutyantarāt || 1 ||
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Prapāṭhaka 1
