ऊर्ध्वं प्राणमुन्नयत्यपानं प्रत्यगस्यति ।
मध्ये वामनमासीनं विश्वे देवा उपासते ॥ ३॥
ūrdhvaṃ prāṇamunnayatyapānaṃ pratyagasyati .
madhye vāmanamāsīnaṃ viśve devā upāsate .. 3..
He it is who sends prana upward and who leads apana downward. All the devas worship that adorable One seated in the middle.
Commentary:
The prana is thrown out when we exhale our breath. Who is throwing it out? Somebody is there inside who pushes the breath out. Apānam pratyag asyati: When we inhale the breath, it is pulled in. Who is it that pulls it? There is somebody sitting in between the prana and the apana. The most glorious Being, beautiful, radiant, that Being expels the breath as prana, and inhales the breath as apana. This Great Being sitting inside and silently making this subtle act of throwing out and bringing in, this Great One is the most adorable of all the gods in heaven. Daily worship it, adore it, and be aware of it.