Prashna Upanishad 1.3
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अथ कबन्धी कात्यायन उपेत्य पप्रच्छ। भगवन्कुतो ह वा इमाः प्रजाः प्रजायन्त इति॥
atha kabandhī kātyāyana upetya papraccha | bhagavankuto ha vā imāḥ prajāḥ prajāyanta iti ||
"Then Kabandhi Katyayana approached and asked: "Lord, from where are these creatures born?""
What This Means:
The first question is fundamental: Where do all beings come from? What is the origin of creation?
Going Deeper:
This is the perennial question of cosmology that all philosophies address. The answer reveals the nature of ultimate reality.
How To Apply This:
Ask the fundamental questions: Where do I come from? What is the source of existence?
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