GOD MORNING : Tatha pranah II.4.1 (270) Thus the vital airs (are produced from Brahman). Tatha: thus, likewise, similarly, like the creation of the five primal elements as stated in the previous section; Pranah: the Pranas, the organs.. The creation of the Pranas or senses is now described. The Pranas are divided into two classes, namely Pranas in a strict sense and Pranas in a metaphorical sense. The eleven senses, sight, hearing, etc., are called Pranas in a secondary meaning. The five Pranas, Prana, Apana, Vyana, Samana and Udana are the principal Pranas. Among these, the author first takes up the eleven senses which are called Pranas in a secondary sense. Purvapakshin: The Pranas have no origin for they are eternal like the Jivas and existed even before creation. Siddhantin: The Pranas have origin. The Purvapakshin or the opponent says: The chapters which treat of the origin of things do not record an origin of the vital airs, e.g., It sent forth fire, etc., (Chh. Up. VI.2.3). From that Self sprang ether, etc., (Tait. Up. II.1). It is said clearly in some places that the vital airs were not produced. This was indeed non-existence in the beginning. They say what was that nonbeing? Those Rishis indeed were the nonbeing in the beginning. They say who are those Rishis? The Pranas (organs) are indeed the Rishis (Sat. Br. VI.1.1.1). This shows that the Pranas (organs) are eternal and not created. This Sutra refutes the above view and says that the Pranas are produced just like ether from Brahman. The word Tatha (thus or likewise) does not refer to the preceding topic of the last section which is the plurality of souls but to the creation of ether, etc., treated in the last section. Sruti texts directly declare their origination. From that (Brahman) are produced the vital air, mind and all the organs (Mun. Up. II.1.3). As small sparks come forth from fire, thus do all vital airs come forth from that Brahman (Bri. Up. II.1.20). The seven vital airs also spring from Him (Mun. Up. II.1.8). He sent forth the vital air; from the vital air, Sraddha, ether, air, light, water, earth, sense, mind, food (Pras. Up. VI.4). Therefore, the senses are created. If the creation of the Prana is not stated in some places, that will not lessen the force of the passages about such creation. Na hi kvachidasravanamanyatra srutam nivarayitumutsahate; Tattejosrijat; Etasmajjayate Pranah. The circumstance of a thing not being stated in some places has no power to invalidate what is stated about it in other places. Therefore, an account of equality of scriptural statements, it is proper to maintain that the Pranas also are produced in the same way as ether and so on.
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