1keneṣitaṃ patati preṣitaṃ manaḥ kena prāṇaḥ prathamaḥ praiti yuktaḥ | keneṣitāṃ vācamimāṃ vadanti cakṣuḥ śrotraṃ ka u devo yunakti ||
2śrotrasya śrotraṃ manaso mano yadvāco ha vācaṃ sa u prāṇasya prāṇaścakṣuṣaścakṣuratimucya dhīrāḥ pretyāsmāllokādamṛtā bhavanti ||
3na tatra cakṣurgacchati na vāggacchati no mano na vidmo na vijānīmo yathaitadanuśiṣyādanyadeva tadviditādatho aviditādadhi | iti śuśruma pūrveṣāṃ ye nastadvyācacakṣire ||
4yadvācānabhyuditaṃ yena vāgabhyudyate | tadeva brahma tvaṃ viddhi nedaṃ yadidamupāsate ||
5yanmanasā na manute yenāhurmano mataṃ | tadeva brahma tvaṃ viddhi nedaṃ yadidamupāsate ||
6yaccakṣuṣā na paśyati yena cakṣūṃṣi paśyati | tadeva brahma tvaṃ viddhi nedaṃ yadidamupāsate ||
7yacchrotreṇa na śṛṇoti yena śrotramidaṃ śrutaṃ | tadeva brahma tvaṃ viddhi nedaṃ yadidamupāsate ||
8yatprāṇena na prāṇiti yena prāṇaḥ praṇīyate | tadeva brahma tvaṃ viddhi nedaṃ yadidamupāsate ||