Vedantasara -9.

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2. SUPERIMPOSITION:


81. Udana is the ascending vital force which helps the passing out from the body and has its 
seat  in the throat.


82. Samana is that vital force which assimilates food and drink and has its seat in the middle of the body.


83. Assimilation means digestion of food and its conversion into chyle, blood, and other materials of the body.


 84. Others say that there are five more vital forces known as Naga, Kurma, Krikala, Devadatta and Dhananjaya.


 85. Of these Naga is that which causes vomiting or erection, Kurma opens the eye-lids, Krikala creates hunger, Devadatta produces  yawning and Dhananjaya nourishes the body.


 86. Some say that on account of their being included in Prana etc., the vital forces are really five in number.


 87. These five vital forces, viz., Prana etc., are produced from the combination of the active (Rajas) particles of ether etc.,


 88. These five vital forces such as Prana etc., together with the organs of action, constitute the vital sheath (Pranamayakosa). Its  active nature shows that it is the product of the particles of Rajas.


 89. Among these sheaths, the intelligent sheath (Vijnanamayakosa) which is endowed with the power of knowledge is the agent; the mental sheath (Manomayakosa) which is endowed with will-power is the instrument; and the vital sheath (Pranamayakosa) which is endowed with activity is the product. This division has been made according to their respective functions. These three sheaths together constitute the subtle body.


 90. Here also the sum total of all the subtle bodies, when looked upon as one, like a forest or a reservoir, is called samasti or aggregate and when viewed as many, like the trees or quantities of water, is called Vyasti or individual.



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