Prashna Upanishad — Chapter 4: Gargya's Question: Sleep, Dream, and Deep Sleep
11 verses
Verse 1
Then Sauryayani Gargya asked: Lord, what is it in this person that sleeps? What stays awake? Which deity is it that sees dreams? Whose is this happin…
Verse 2
To him he said: O Gargya, just as the rays of the setting sun all become one in that luminous orb, and go forth again when it rises, so all the sense…
Verse 3
The fires of Prana alone remain awake in this city of the body. The Garhapatya fire is Apana; Vyana is the Anvaharyapachana fire. And Prana is the Ah…
Verse 4
Because Samana distributes equally the two offerings — the in-breath and the out-breath — he is Samana. The mind is the sacrificer. The fruit of the …
Verse 5
There this deity in dream experiences greatness. Whatever was seen, he sees again; whatever was heard, he hears again; whatever was experienced in di…