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Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad belongs to the Sama Veda and asks fundamental questions By whom commanded does the mind think By whom directed does the life force move
Sanskrit Text
Keneshitam patati preshitam manah kena pranah prathamah praiti yuktah
Translation
By whom impelled does the mind go towards its objects By whom commanded does the life force the first move
Commentary
These opening verses pose the fundamental question about the source of all our faculties and immediately provide the profound answer
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