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By Whose Will Does the Mind Go Forth?

Kena Upanishad · Khanda 1 · Verse 1

kenamindpranabrahmaninquiry

Sanskrit Original

केनेषितं पतति प्रेषितं मनः केन प्राणः प्रथमः प्रैति युक्तः । केनेषितां वाचमिमां वदन्ति चक्षुः श्रोत्रं क उ देवो युनक्ति ॥ १ ॥

keneṣitaṃ patati preṣitaṃ manaḥ kena prāṇaḥ prathamaḥ praiti yuktaḥ | keneṣitāṃ vācam imāṃ vadanti cakṣuḥ śrotraṃ ka u devo yunakti || 1 ||

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By whose will does the mind go forth? By whose command does the first breath move? By whose will do people utter this speech? What god directs the eye and the ear?