Bhagavata Purana 7.15.42
Srimad Bhagavatam · 15 · Verse 42
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Sanskrit Original
अक्षं दशप्राणमधर्मधर्मौ चक्रेऽभिमानं रथिनं च जीवम् । धनुर्हि तस्य प्रणवं पठन्ति शरं तु जीवं परमेव लक्ष्यम् ॥ ४२ ॥
akṣaṁ daśa-prāṇam adharma-dharmau cakre ’bhimānaṁ rathinaṁ ca jīvam dhanur hi tasya praṇavaṁ paṭhanti śaraṁ tu jīvaṁ param eva lakṣyam
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The ten kinds of air acting within the body are compared to the spokes of the chariot’s wheels, and the top and bottom of the wheel itself are called religion and irreligion. The living entity in the bodily concept of life is the owner of the chariot. The Vedic mantra praṇava is the bow, the pure living entity himself is the arrow, and the target is the Supreme Being.