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Prana, the chief breath

Also called: Prana, Mukhyaprana

The breath in the middle of the body, which the Upanishads call the best of the bodily powers because it alone does not tire, and which they pair with Vayu among the gods. The Dvaita tradition worships Vayu himself under the name Mukhyaprana.

Sources: The Upanishads, tr. F. Max Muller (Sacred Books of the East 1 and 15); Wikipedia: Vayu; Guardians of the directions; Madhvacharya; Guruvayur Temple · see Prana, the chief breath's web

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The breath that never tires and the god that never sets
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The Upanishads, tr. F. Max Muller (Sacred Books of the East 1 and 15) § brihadaranyaka.1.5.21-23 Primary text (translation)
The Upanishads, tr. F. Max Muller (Sacred Books of the East 1 and 15) § chandogya.5.1 Primary text (translation)
Wikipedia: Vayu; Guardians of the directions; Madhvacharya; Guruvayur Temple § Vayu Encyclopedia