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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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