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· And on my moving about, they again move about. I am the greatest. See I am extinct!'
The Brahmana said: Then the Vyana became extinct, and again moved about. And the Prana and Apâna, and the U dana, and the Samâna, spoke to him, 'You are not the greatest among us, o Vyana! because the Samâna' is subject to you. The Vyana moved about again, and the Samâna spoke again. 'I am the greatest among (you) all. Hear the reason why. When I am extinct, all the life-winds in the body of living creatures become extinct; and on my moving about, they again move about. I am the greatest. See I am extinct!' Then the Samâna moved about, and the Udana said to him: 'I am the greatest among (you) all. Hear the reason why. When I am extinct, all the life-winds in the body of living creatures become extinct; and on my moving about, they again move about. I am the greatest. See I am extinct!' Then the U dana became extinct, and again moved about. And the Pråra and Apâna, and the Samâna, and the Vyana also, spoke to him: 'O U dana! you are not the greatest. The Vyana® only is subject to you.'
The Brahmana said : Then Brahman, the lord of (all) creatures, said to them who were assembled together : You are all greatest, and not greatest'. You are all possessed
"Because the Samana belps in the digestion of the food which afterwards goes to the Vyána for distribution through the nadis.
* Because the Udana is able to generate sound after the nadis are filled up by the Vyana.
''Not greatest' because none of them is independent of the other. 'Greatest' Arguna Misra renders by superior to objects.'
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