Mundaka 4.03
तदेतक्षरं ब्रह्म स प्राणस्तदु वाङ्मनः। तदेतत् सत्यं तदमृतं तद् वेद्धव्यं सोम्य विद्धि ॥३॥
That imperishable essence is Brahman, encompassing life-force, speech, and mind. It is immortal, the ultimate truth, something to be realized, the dear one.
Bhāshya 4.03
The Lord Viṣṇu is called the 'prāṇa', i.e. life-force, as he is the lord of the life-force, he is called 'vāk' i.e. speech, as he is expressed by speech, he is called 'mano' i.e. mind, as he is expressed through thoughts. Such Lord Vishnu is the controller of all living beings.
"प्राणः प्रणयनाद्विष्णुः वक्तृत्वाद्वागुदीरितः। मनो मन्तृत्वतो विष्णुः सर्वजीवनियामकः॥"
"The Lord Viṣṇu is called the 'prāṇa', i.e. life-force, as he is the lord of the life-force, he is called 'vāk' i.e. speech, as he is expressed by speech, he is called 'mano' i.e. mind, as he is expressed through toughts. Such Lord Vishnu is the controller of all living beings."
इति शब्दनिर्णये॥
- stated thus in Shabdanirṇa, an ancient text on the decision of the word.
