Also the Chief (of breaths) is (born from Brahman).

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9. Also the Chief (of breaths) is (born from Brahman).

For the Gaupavana Shruti says: “In his subtle essential form, he indeed remains permanent; sometimes he originates in gross forms; hence he is both subtle and gross; by nature he is subtle, in other (forms) he is gross. Therefore they say he has a beginning and no beginning.”

10. Neither the element air nor the function is (spoken of in the Shruti in question), as their origin is separately declared; (hence the Shruti only declares the origin of the Chief of breaths).

From the statement “The word ‘Prana’ (breath) if used to denote the function (of motion or moving), the external element of air and the Chief of breaths; and of these three meanings, when the Chief of breaths is meant, the word is said to be used in its primary sense”; it cannot be held that the Shruti declaring origination refers to function and the element, though they are also denoted by the same term. For the text, “He created Prana (the Chief of breaths) ether, air, fire, water, meditation, scripture, function” (Pr. VI. 4), declares (the origin of the Chief) separately from (that of the element), function, etc. It is said in the Vayuprokta, “The elements function and the Vedas and all this world came forth from the Chief of breaths; and the Chief, from the Supreme Lord, (but) the perfect Lord is without a cause.”

“From Prana this (world) has sprung; Prana supports it; and into Prana it is withdrawn; and Prana is not dependent upon anything.” Thus in the Agniveshya Shruti independence seems to be declared of Prana; and in the Bharata, a reason also is given as follows “How could that Prana seek to depend upon another, in whom lies the source of all function (activity) of this world? Like Prana, the king should become the sole supporter of all.” On the other hand the Paingins’ Shruti says, “All this is under the control of Prana, and Prana is under the control of the perfect Lord; and the perfect Lord does not rest on the support of any other; for He is supreme.” Hence the Sutrakara says:

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