Vaishvanara — The Waking State
Mandukya Upanishad · 1 · Verse 3
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Sanskrit Original
जागरितस्थानो बहिष्प्रज्ञः सप्ताङ्ग एकोनविंशतिमुखः । स्थूलभुग्वैश्वानरः प्रथमः पादः ॥ ३ ॥
jāgaritasthāno bahiṣprajñaḥ saptāṅga ekonaviṃśatimukhaḥ | sthūlabhug vaiśvānaraḥ prathamaḥ pādaḥ || 3 ||
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The first quarter is Vaishvanara, whose realm is the waking state, who is conscious of the outer world, who has seven limbs and nineteen mouths, and who experiences gross objects.