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The Five Sheaths — Annamaya to Anandamaya

Taittiriya Upanishad · Valli 2 · Verse 2

annamayapranamayapancha-koshafoodpranasheaths

Sanskrit Original

अन्नमयो हि सोम्यायं पुरुषः । तस्येदमेवान्नं शरीरम् । प्राणो वै पुरुषः । वाङ्मनःप्राणाः ॥ २ ॥

annamayo hi somyāyaṃ puruṣaḥ | tasyedam evānnaṃ śarīram | prāṇo vai puruṣaḥ | vāṅmanaḥprāṇāḥ || 2 ||

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This person is indeed made of food (annamaya). This very food is his body. Prana is truly the person. Speech, mind, and prana — these are his coverings.