ASPECT OF PRANA APANA UDANA SAMANA VYANA

PRANA

Prana and the Prana governs the Apana governs the Udana governs positive Samana governs Vyana governs mental
Mind intake of sensory elimination of toxic ideas mental energy, strength mental digestion circulation
impressions and negative emotions and enthusiasm

Prana at a Prana governs our Apana on a psychological Udana gives us joy and Samana Vayu gives us Vyana Vayu gives us
Psychological receptivity to positive level governs our ability enthusiasm and helps nourishment, free movement and
level sources of nourishment, to eliminate negative awaken our higher contentment and independence in the
feeling and knowledge thoughts and emotions. spiritual and creative balance in the mind. mind. When deranged it
through the mind and When deranged it potentials. When When deranged it causes isolation,
senses. When deranged causes depression and deranged it brings about attachment hatred, and
it causes wrong desire we get clogged up with causes pride and and greed. We cling to alienation. We are
and insatiable craving. undigested experience arrogance. We become things and become unable to unite with
We become misguided, that weighs us down in ungrounded, trying to possessive in our others or remain
misdirected and generally life, making us fearful, go to high and lose behavior. connected in what we
out of balance suppressed and weak track of our roots. do

Spiritual Aspects Prana itself gives us the Apana protects us from Udana governs our Samana Vayu governs Vyana governs the
of the Pranas proper aspiration for our negative astral influences growth in the space within movement of Prana
spiritual development and false teachers. consciousness and the heart (antar through the Nadis,
takes the mind into the hridyakasha) in which keeping them open,
state of sleep and into the true Self, the Atman clear, clean and even in
the after death realms. dwells as a fire with their functioning.
Udana also governs seven flames, governs
the movement up the the central
sushumna. The mind internal space or
moves with Udana antariksha. Samana
Vayu. This takes us to regulates Agni with fuel,
the states of dream and which must burn evenly.
deep sleep. After death Without the peace and
it leads the soul to balance
the astral and causal of Samana we cannot
planes. Udana is often return to the core of our
the most important being or concentrate
Prana for spiritual the mind.
growth.
ASPECT OF PRANA APANA UDANA SAMANA VYANA
PRANA

Pranas in the Prana governs the Apana governs the Udana governs the Samana governs the Vyana governs the
different regions movement of energy from movement of energy from movement of energy movement of energy movement of energy
the head down to the the navel down to the from the navel up to the from the entire body out from the navel
of the body navel, which is the Pranic root chakra. head back to the navel. throughout the entire
center in the body.
physical body

Prana and the intake of substances elimination of release of positive Digestion (converts this circulation of nutrients
working of a (brings in the fuel) waste-materials (releases energy (governs the fuel to energy) (circulates the energy to
the waste materials or by positive energy created the various work sites)
machine products of the in the process and
conversion determines the work
process) that the machine is
able to
do)

How Prana creates the openings and creates the openings in Udana assists Prana in creates the openings in creates the channels
Creates The channels in the head and the lower part of the creating the openings the middle part of the going to the peripheral
Physical Body brain down to the heart. body, those of the urino- in the upper part of the body, those of the parts of the body, the
There are seven genital and excretory body, particularly those digestive system, arms and legs. It
openings in systems of the mouth and centered in the navel. It creates the veins and
the head, the two eyes, vocal organs. opens out the channels arteries and
two ears, two nostrils and of the intestines and the also the muscles,
mouth. These are called organs, like the liver sinews, joints and
the seven Pranas or and pancreas, which bones.
seven Rishis in Vedic secrete into it.
thought.

Prana and the governs inhalation governs exhalation and Udana governs governs absorption of governs its circulation
Breath the release of carbon exhalation and the oxygen that occurs
dioxide release of positive mainly during retention
energy through the of the breath
breath, including
speech that occurs via
the outgoing breath.
The Five Pranas
(This table represents various aspects of the five pranas as enumerated in the article by David Frawley -
http://www.vedanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=2)
ASPECT OF PRANA
PRANA
Overview Prana, literally the
"forward moving air,"
moves inward and
governs reception of all
types from the eating of
food,
drinking of water, and
inhalation of air, to the
reception of sensory
impressions and mental
experiences. It is
propulsive
in nature, setting things in
motion and guiding them.
It provides the basic
energy that drives us in
life.
APANA UDANA SAMANA VYANA
Apana, literally the "air Udana, literally the Samana, literally the Vyana, literally the
that moves away," moves "upward moving air," "balancing air," moves "outward moving air,"
downward and outward moves upward and from the periphery to moves from the center
and governs all forms of qualitative or the center, through a to the periphery. It
elimination and transformative churning and discerning governs circulation on
reproduction (which also movements of the life- action. all levels. It
has a downward energy. It aids in digestion on all moves the food, water
movement). It governs It governs growth of the levels. It works in the and oxygen throughout
the elimination of the body, the ability to gastrointestinal tract to the body, and keeps our
stool and the urine, the stand, speech, effort, digest food, in the lungs emotions and thoughts
expelling enthusiasm and will. It to digest air or absorb circulating in the mind,
of semen, menstrual fluid is our main positive oxygen, and in the mind imparting movement
and the fetus, and the energy in to homogenize and and providing strength.
elimination of carbon life through which we digest experiences, In doing so it assists all
dioxide through the can develop our whether sensory, the other Pranas in their
breath. On a deeper level different bodies and emotional or mental. work.
it evolve in
rules the elimination of consciousness.
negative sensory,
emotional and mental
experiences. It is the
basis of our immune
function on
all levels.