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He does not start providing answers for their education, but demands that they live with him ethically first, as follows:<ref name="sssastriopen" /> {{Verse translation|italicsoff=y| {{lang|sa|तन् ह स ऋषिरुवच भूय एव तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रद्धया संवत्सरं संवत्स्यथ यथाकामं प्रश्नान् पृच्छत यदि विज्ञास्यामः सर्वं ह वो वक्ष्याम इति}} <nowiki>||</nowiki> |attr1=Prashna Upanishad, 1.2<ref name=sssastriopen/><ref name="Prasna Upanishad">Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n399/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, page 378</ref>| To them then the [[Rishi]] (sage) said: Dwell with me a year, with [[Tapas (Sanskrit)|Tapas]], with [[Brahmacharya]], with ''Sraddha'' (faith), Then ask what questions you will, If we know, we will tell you all.}} This preface is significant, states Johnston,<ref name=charlesjohnstonfull/> as it reflects the Vedic era belief that a student's nature and mind must first show a commitment, aspiration, and moral purity before knowledge is shared.<ref>CP Bhatta (2009), Holistic Personality Development through Education: Ancient Indian Cultural Experiences, Journal of Human Values, Vol. 15, No. 1, pages 49-59</ref> Secondly, the method of first question by the student and then answer is significant, according to Johnston,<ref name=charlesjohnstonfull/> as it reflects an interactive style where the student has worked out the question for himself before he is provided an answer, in contrast to a lecture style where the teacher provides the questions and answers regardless of whether the student understands either.<ref name=mrmurty>MR Murty, Indian Philosophy: An Introduction, Broadview Press, Queens University, {{ISBN|978-1554810352}}, pages 39-40</ref><ref>Ronald Vale (2013), The value of asking questions, Mol. Biol. Cell, Vol. 24, No. 6, pages 680-682</ref> The three ethical precepts emphasized in this verse of Prashna Upanishad are ''Tapas'' (austerity, perseverance, fervour), ''Brahmacharya'' (chastity, self-discipline) and ''Sraddha'' (faith, purity, calmness of mind).<ref name=charlesjohnstonfull/><ref name=mrmurty/><ref>For meaning of the Sanskrit words in Upanishads, see also: [http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/cgi-bin/tamil/recherche zraddha] Monier Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, Cologne Sanskrit Digital Lexicon</ref> The second interesting part of the answer is the implicit admission by the teacher with "if we know", that he may not know the answer, and thus acknowledging a sense of skepticism and humility into the process of learning.<ref name=charlesjohnstonfull/><ref>RK Mishra (2000), Before the Beginning and After the End, {{ISBN|978-8171675012}}, Chapter 2</ref> ===How did life begin? - First Prashna=== A year later, sage Pippalada is asked the first question, "whence are living beings created?" In verse 1.4 of Prashna Upanishad, the sage's answer is stated: ''Prajapati'' performed [[Tapas (Sanskrit)|Tapas]] (heat, meditative penance, austerity) and created two principles'', Rayi'' (matter, feminine), and ''Prana'' (spirit, masculine), thinking that "these together will couple to produce for me creatures in many ways".<ref name="Prasna Upanishad"/><ref>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/272/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Verse 1.4], Oxford University Press, page 272</ref> The sun is the spirit, matter is the moon. The sun ascends to the highest, alone in splendor, warming us and serving as the spirit of all creatures. He is Aditya, illuminates everything, as stated in the first Prashna, and has two paths - the northern and the southern.<ref>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n399/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 378-379</ref> Those who desire offspring follow the guidance of sun's southern path, while those who seek the Self take the northern path, one of knowledge, ''brahmacharya'', ''tapas'' and ''sraddha''.<ref>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/272/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Verse 1.4], Oxford University Press, verses 6, 9, 10 on pages 272-273</ref> The first chapter includes several symbolic mythological assertions. For example, it states that the sun is ultimately the giver of rain and races in sky in the "chariot with seven wheels and six spokes".<ref name=maxmuller111/> This symbolism is also found in more ancient Vedic literature, and the seven wheels represents half years, seasons, months, half months, days, nights, and ''muhurtas'' (मुहूर्त, a Vedic era division of time equaling 48 minutes and one [[muhurta]] was asserted to be 1/30 of a day).<ref name=maxmuller111>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/274/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Verse 1.4], Oxford University Press, verses 6, 9, 10 on page 273</ref> The six spoke symbolism refers to the Vedic practice of describing sun as having six seasons, in contrast to five seasons for earth.{{Refn|Here the Hemanta (Sanskrit: हेमन्त) and Shishira (Sanskrit: शिशिर, romanized: Śiśira) are considered as a combined season for winters.|group=note}}<ref>Prashnopanishad Chapter 1 : Prashna 1; verse 11(Mantra;11)</ref><ref>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n401/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 380-381</ref> The first section ends with verses 1.15 and 1.16 asserting that ethical living is necessary to realize the Atman-Brahman: ''[[Satya]]'' (truthfulness), ''[[Brahmacharya]]'' (chastity, celibacy if unmarried, fidelity if married), ''[[Tapas (Sanskrit)|Tapas]]'' (austerity, meditation, perseverance), no ''Anrta'' (अनृत, falsehood, lying, deception, cheating)<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?tinput=anRta&script=&direction=SE&link=yes anRta] Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cologne University, Germany</ref> no ''Jihma'' (जिह्म, moral crookedness, ethical obliqueness with an intent to not do the right thing),<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?tinput=anRta&script=&direction=SE&link=yes jihma] Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cologne University, Germany</ref> and no [[Maya (Illusion)|Maya]] (माया, dissimulation, delusion, guile).<ref>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/274/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Verse 1.15 and 1.16], Oxford University Press, pages 273-274</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/kathaandprasnaup029591mbp#page/n113/mode/2up The Prasnopanishad with Sri Shankara's Commentary] SS Sastri (Translator), verses 15 and 16 at pages 115-116</ref> ===What is a living being? - Second Prashna=== The second Prashna starts with three questions, "how many ''Deva'' (gods, deities, powers) uphold a living being? how many manifest their power thus? and who is the best?".<ref name=maxmuller21>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/274/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Second Question Verse 2.1], Oxford University Press, page 274</ref><ref name=roer24>Eduard Roer, [https://www.shemtaia.com/SKT/PDF/Upanishads/roerprasnaeng.pdf Prashna Upanishad]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bibliotheca Indica, Vol. XV, No. 41 and 50, Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 127</ref> The question is significant because it explicitly expresses gods to be residing in each living being and in nature, to support life. This is widely interpreted by scholars,<ref name=maxmuller21/><ref>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n401/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 381</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/kathaandprasnaup029591mbp#page/n117/mode/2up The Prasnopanishad with Sri Shankara's Commentary] SS Sastri (Translator), pages 118-119</ref> given the context of answer that follows, to reflect the extant belief that deities express themselves in human beings and creatures through sensory organs and capabilities. The second significant aspect of the question is its structural construct, wherein the teacher is called [[Bhagavan]], reflecting the Vedic culture of veneration and respect for teachers.<ref>[https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/प्रश्%E2%80%8Dनोपनिषद् Prashna Upanishad 2.1] Wikisource, Quote: "भगवन् कत्येव देवाः प्रचां दिधारयन्ते कतर एतत् प्रकशयन्ते कः पुनरेषां वरिष्ठ इति"</ref> The Upanishad thus suggests multiple contextual meanings of the word ''Bhagavan''. Such use of the term ''Bhagavan'' for teacher is repeated elsewhere, such as in the opening lines and verse 4.1 of the Prashna Upanishad, as well as in other Upanishads such as in verse 1.1.3 of the [[Mundaka Upanishad]].<ref>R Prasad (2011), Know the Upanishads, {{ISBN|978-9381384756}}, page 90</ref> Sage Pippalada opens the answers to the three questions by listing five gross elements, five senses and five organs of action as expression of deities.<ref name=roer24/> In verses 2.3 and 2.4, the Prashna Upanishad states that ''Prana'' (breath, spirit) is the most essential and powerful of all, because without it all other deities cannot survive in a creature, they exist only when ''Prana'' is present. The deities manifest their power because of and in honor of ''Prana''. The spirit manifests itself in nature as well as life, as Agni (fire), as sun, as air, as space, as wind, as that which has form and as that which does not have form.<ref>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/274/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Second Question Verse 2.1], Oxford University Press, pages 274-275</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/kathaandprasnaup029591mbp#page/n117/mode/2up The Prasnopanishad with Sri Shankara's Commentary] SS Sastri (Translator), pages 118-125</ref> ===What is the nature of man, and how is it so? - Third Prashna=== The third Prashna of the Upanishad asks six questions: (1) Whence is life born? (2) when born, how does it come into the body? (3) when it has entered the body, how does it abide? (4) how does it go out of the body? (5) how does life interface its relation with nature and senses? (6) how does life interface with Self?<ref name=maxmuller31>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/276/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Third Question], Oxford University Press, page 276</ref><ref name=roberthume33>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n403/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 383</ref> Sage Pippalada states that these questions are difficult, and given the student's past curiosities about Brahman, he explains it as follows,<ref name=roer34>Eduard Roer, [https://www.shemtaia.com/SKT/PDF/Upanishads/roerprasnaeng.pdf Prashna Upanishad - Third Prasna]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bibliotheca Indica, Vol. XV, No. 41 and 50, Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 130</ref> {{Quote| {{lang|sa|आत्मन एष प्राणो जायते}} From the [[Atman (Hinduism)|Atman]] (Self) is born this life. |Prashna Upanishad 3.3,<ref name=maxmuller31/><ref name=roberthume33/>}} Life enters the body, states the Prashna Upanishad, by the act of mind. It governs the body by delegating work to other organs, sage Pippalada continues in verse 3.4, each specialized to do its own work independent of the other powers, just like a king commands his ministers to govern functions in the villages in his kingdom.<ref name=roer34/> The Upanishad then enumerates a theory of human body that is found in older Vedic literature, such as the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad hymn II.1.19.<ref name=maxmuller35>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/276/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Second Question Verse 2.1], Oxford University Press, pages 276-278 with footnotes</ref> It asserts, for example, that human body has a heart as the principal organ of Self, from where arise 101 major arteries, each major artery divides into a hundred times, which in turn subdivide into 72,000 smaller arteries, giving a total of 727,210,201 small and large arteries, and that these arteries diffuse air throughout the body. It is this life-breath which interfaces Self to all organs and life in human body, states the Upanishad.<ref>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n403/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 383-385</ref> The third Prashna uses symbolic phrases, relying on more ancient texts. It states, in verse 3.5 for example, that "seven lights" depend on air circulated by arteries in order to function, which is a phrase which means "two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and mouth".<ref name=maxmuller35/> Its answers to metaphysical questions are physiological, rather than philosophical.<ref name=eroerfull/> ===What establishes man? - Fourth Prashna=== The first three Prashnas of the Upanishad focus on cause and effect of the transient, empirical, manifested world, remarks Eduard Roer.<ref name=roer41/> The fourth through sixth Prasna of the Upanishad focus on the nature of Self, that which is unchanging and independent of cause, of proof, and is self-evident.<ref name=roer41>Eduard Roer, [https://www.shemtaia.com/SKT/PDF/Upanishads/roerprasnaeng.pdf Prashna Upanishad - Fourth Prasna]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bibliotheca Indica, Vol. XV, No. 41 and 50, Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 133 with footnote 1</ref> The fourth Prashna lists five questions: (1) What sleeps in man? (2) What is awake therein (when he sleeps)? (3) Which ''Deva'' (god, deity, organ) in man is it that sees the dreams? (4) What is it in man that experiences happiness? (5) On what is all this founded?<ref name=maxmuller41>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/278/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Fourth Question], Oxford University Press, pages 278-279</ref><ref name=roberthume41>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n405/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 385-386</ref> The Prashna Upanishad begins the answer with a [[simile]] to state the background of extant theory, before offering its own explanation. Like rays of the sun that withdraw into the disc as it sets and that disperse ever more as it rises, all gods (sensory organs) inside man withdraw and become one in the highest ''Deva'' named ''Manas'' (mind) when he sleeps.<ref name=roberthume41/> Other people say, asserts the Upanishad, gods that reside inside man, other than the deity of mind, cease from work in this state of sleep, and in this state, the essence of a person, his Self sleeps. The Fourth Prashna of the Upanishad, thereafter presents "five fire" theory,<ref>Garhapatya fire, Dakshinagni fire, Ahavanniya fire, Sabhyagni fire and Avasatyagni fire; see pages 133-134 with footnotes in Roer, [https://www.shemtaia.com/SKT/PDF/Upanishads/roerprasnaeng.pdf Prashna Upanishad - Fourth Prasna]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bibliotheca Indica, Vol. XV, No. 41 and 50, Asiatic Society of Bengal</ref> pointing out that ''Prana'' (breath, life-force) does not sleep, that the mind sacrifices food stored in the body with air provided by breath in order to serve the mind.<ref name=roer45/> Dream is a form of enjoyment for the mind, where it reconfigures and experiences again, in new ways, what it has seen before, either recently or in past, either this life or another birth, whether true or untrue (Shaccha-Ashaccha, सच्चासच्च), whether heard or unheard, whether pleasant or unpleasant. In dream, mind beholds all.<ref name=maxmuller41/><ref name=roer45>Eduard Roer, [https://www.shemtaia.com/SKT/PDF/Upanishads/roerprasnaeng.pdf Prashna Upanishad - Fourth Prasna]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bibliotheca Indica, Vol. XV, No. 41 and 50, Asiatic Society of Bengal, pages 133-135</ref><ref name=sastri48>[https://archive.org/stream/kathaandprasnaup029591mbp#page/n133/mode/2up The Prasnopanishad with Sri Shankara's Commentary] SS Sastri (Translator), pages 135-147</ref> There is a deep sleep state where impressions end and the mind too sleeps without impressions, and this is the complete state of mind relaxation, of body happiness.<ref name=roer45/><ref name=sastri48/> It is then when everything in a person retires into Atman-Brahman, including the matter and elements of matter, water and elements of water, light and elements of light, eye and what is visible, ear and what is audible, smell and the objects of smell, taste and objects of taste, touch and objects of touch, speech and objects of speech, sexuality and objects of its enjoyment, feet and what is moveable, hands and what is seizable, mind and the objects of mind, thought and objects of thought, reason and objects of reason, self-consciousness and objects of self-consciousness, insight and objects of illumination, life-force and object of life-force.<ref name=sastri48/><ref>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/280/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Fourth Question], Oxford University Press, pages 280-281</ref> After setting the foundation of its dream theory and deep-sleep theory, the Prashna Upanishad defines [[Atman (Hinduism)|Atman]] as [[Purusha]] (Cosmic Self, Consciousness, Soil of all beings, Universal principle),<ref>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n407/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 387</ref> {{Quote| {{lang|sa|एष हि द्रष्ट स्प्रष्टा श्रोता घ्राता रसयिता मन्ता बोद्धा कर्ता विज्ञानात्मा पुरुषः । स परेऽक्षर '''आत्म'''नि संप्रतिष्ठते <nowiki>॥ ९ ॥</nowiki>}} It is he who beholds, touches, hears, smells, tastes, perceives, thinks, reasons, conceives, acts, whose essence is knowledge, the Self. His foundation and dwelling is the supreme, indestructible Self. |Prashna Upanishad, 4.9<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/kathaandprasnaup029591mbp#page/n147/mode/2up The Prasnopanishad with Sri Shankara's Commentary] SS Sastri (Translator), pages 148-149</ref>}} The Prashna Upanishad answers that happiness and bliss in man is this established calm state of knowing and dwelling in the Atman, the spiritual state of truth, beauty and goodness.<ref>Charles Johnston, The Mukhya Upanishads: Books of Hidden Wisdom, (1920-1931), The Mukhya Upanishads, Kshetra Books, {{ISBN|978-1495946530}} (Reprinted in 2014), [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/pdf-library/Prasna%20Upanishad_Johnston.pdf Archive of Prashna Upanishad, page 116], Theosophy Quarterly</ref> ===What is meditation, and why meditate? - Fifth Prashna=== The Prashna Upanishad opens the fifth section with the question: if a human being sincerely meditated on the symbol "[[Om]]" (''Aum'') until his death, what would he obtain by it?<ref name=maxmuller53>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/282/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Fifth Question], Oxford University Press, pages 281-283</ref> The section then asserts that one meditates to know "Self" (Atman-Brahman), then metaphorically presents the different levels of meditation, the levels of knowledge gained, and the consequent effect on the person of such meditation in this and after life.<ref name=maxmuller53/> The Upanishad asserts that there are three levels of Atma (Self) knowledge, the lowest level being partial from meditating on the first letter of ''Aum'', that is ''A''.<ref name=roberthume51>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n407/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 387-389</ref> This leads to a quick rebirth, but with ethical strengths and consequently greatness.<ref>Charles Johnston, The Mukhya Upanishads: Books of Hidden Wisdom, (1920-1931), The Mukhya Upanishads, Kshetra Books, {{ISBN|978-1495946530}} (Reprinted in 2014), [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/pdf-library/Prasna%20Upanishad_Johnston.pdf Archive of Prashna Upanishad, pages 117-118], Theosophy Quarterly</ref> The intermediate level of self-knowledge is akin to meditating on two letters of ''Aum'', that is ''A'' and ''U''.<ref name=maxmuller53/> The intermediate level of self-knowledge leads the man to gain ethical behavior and the world of ''Manas'' (moon, mind), he first enjoys the heavenly life and thereafter is reborn to the world of man.<ref name=roberthume51/> The person who meditates on all aspects of self, that is all three syllables ''A'', ''U'', and ''M'', reaches full self-knowledge, is liberated from all suffering, sin and fears, reaches the world of Brahman. Such a man "beholds the Self as universal, pervading in all creatures, and eternal".<ref name=maxmuller53/><ref>Eduard Roer, [https://www.shemtaia.com/SKT/PDF/Upanishads/roerprasnaeng.pdf Prashna Upanishad]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bibliotheca Indica, Vol. XV, No. 41 and 50, Asiatic Society of Bengal, pages 137-139</ref> The Prashna Upanishad symbolically likens the three states of knowledge to sets of three: being awake, dream-sleep, and deep-sleep; three pronunciations - ''tara'', ''mandra'', and ''madhyama''. (true but high tone, unclear but pleasant-base tone, perfect middle-tone that is pleasant and true, respectively).<ref name=maxmuller53/> ===What is immortal in man? - Sixth Prashna=== The sixth Prashna in the Upanishad opens with a story of a prince visiting one of the student and asking, "where is the person with sixteen parts?" The student confesses he does not know, with the ethical precept, "answering with untruth, when one does not know the answer, is wrong".<ref>Max Muller, The Upanishads, Part 2, [https://archive.org/stream/upanishads02ml#page/282/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad, Sixth Question], Oxford University Press, pages 283-284</ref> The student asks sage Pippalada the same question. The sage answers, states the Upanishad, that he and every human being has sixteen parts.<ref name=roberthume61>Robert Hume, [https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n409/mode/2up Prasna Upanishad], Thirteen Principal Upanishads, Oxford University Press, pages 388-390 with footnotes</ref> This answer is significant because more ancient texts of the Vedic era, such as the [[Samhita]]s, refer to [[Prajapati]], the Lord of Creation, as ''Ṣoḍaśin'' (Sanskrit: षोडशिन्) - which literally means, the one with sixteen parts.<ref name=roberthume61/><ref>[http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/cgi-bin/tamil/recherche SoDazin] Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon</ref> Man, implies the sixth Prashna of the Upanishad, is created in ''Prajapati's'' image and innately lord of creation. The section states, Self is immortal.<ref name=roer61/> Self-knowledge, the knowledge of Brahman, is the highest knowledge, state the closing verses of the Prashna Upanishad.<ref name=roberthume61/><ref name=roer61>Eduard Roer, [https://www.shemtaia.com/SKT/PDF/Upanishads/roerprasnaeng.pdf Prashna Upanishad]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bibliotheca Indica, Vol. XV, No. 41 and 50, Asiatic Society of Bengal, pages 140-141</ref> </textarea><div class="templatesUsed"></div><p id="mw-returnto">Return to <a href="/wiki/Prashna_Upanishad" title="Prashna Upanishad">Prashna Upanishad</a>.</p> <noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prashna_Upanishad">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prashna_Upanishad</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks catlinks-allhidden" data-mw="interface"></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prashna_Upanishad&action=edit&section=4&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-bklvv","wgBackendResponseTime":283,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.076","walltime":"0.098","ppvisitednodes":{"value":418,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":17740,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":6556,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":9,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":0,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":0,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":469,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 65.968 1 -total"," 99.79% 65.829 2 Template:Blocked_text"," 42.69% 28.160 1 Template:Colocationwebhost"," 38.85% 25.629 1 Template:Hidden"," 37.45% 24.704 2 Template:Replace"," 17.57% 11.590 1 Template:Hidden_begin"," 15.56% 10.262 1 Template:Tlx"," 2.20% 1.451 1 MediaWiki:Wikimedia-globalblocking-blockedtext-mistake"," 1.91% 1.259 1 Template:Hidden_end"," 1.78% 1.173 1 MediaWiki:Wikimedia-globalblocking-blockedtext-mistake-email-steward"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.014","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":1043307,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-bklvv","timestamp":"20241125072932","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> </body> </html>