Prashna Upanishad 6.2

The Sixteen-Parted PersonAtharva Veda

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Prashna Upanishad 6.2
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तस्मै स होवाचेहैवान्तःशरीरे सोम्य स पुरुषो यस्मिन्नेताः षोडश कलाः प्रभवन्तीति॥

tasmai sa hovācehaiventaḥśarīre somya sa puruṣo yasminnetāḥ ṣoḍaśa kalāḥ prabhavantīti ||

"The sage replied: "Here within this very body, dear one, is that Person in whom these sixteen parts arise.""

What This Means:

The sixteen-parted Person is not far away - He is within this body. The sixteen parts arise from this inner Person.

Going Deeper:

The search ends within. The cosmic Person (Purusha) is the inner Self from which all aspects of experience emanate.

How To Apply This:

Do not seek the ultimate reality elsewhere. It is within you, right now, as the source of your being.

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