“Of this, this is the proof, this is the understanding.  When a man is thus sick, going to die, falling into weakness and faintness, they say:  ’His thought has departed, he hears not, he sees not, he speaks not, he thinks not.’  Then he becomes one with that prana alone.  Then speech goes to him who is absorbed in prana, with all names, the eye with all forms, the ear with all sounds, the mind with all thoughts.  And when he departs from this body, he departs together with all these.

“Speech gives up to him who is absorbed in prana all names, so that by speech he obtains all names.  The nose gives up to him all odors, so that by scent he obtains all odors.  The eye gives up to him all forms, so that by the eye he obtains all forms.  The ear gives up to him all sounds, so that by the ear he obtains all sounds.  The mind gives up to him all thoughts, so that by the mind he obtains all thoughts.  This is the complete absorption in prana.  And what is prana is pragna, or self-consciousness; what is pragna, is prana.  For together do these two live in the body, and together do they depart.

“Now we shall explain how all things become one in that self-consciousness.  Speech is one portion taken out of pragna, or self-conscious knowledge:  the word is its object, placed outside.  The nose is one portion taken out of it, the odor is its object, placed outside.  The eye is one portion taken out of it, the form is its object, placed outside.  The ear is one portion taken out of it, the sound is its object, placed outside.  The tongue is one portion taken out of it, the taste of food is its object, placed outside.  The two hands are one portion taken out of it, their action is their object, placed outside.  The body is one portion taken out of it, its pleasure and pain are its object, placed outside.  The organ is one portion taken out of it, happiness, joy, and offspring are its object, placed outside.  The two feet are one portion taken out of it, movements are their object, placed outside.  Mind is one portion taken out of it, thoughts and desires are its object, placed outside.

“Having by self-conscious knowledge taken possession of speech, he obtains by speech all words.  Having taken possession of the nose, he obtains all odors.  Having taken possession of the eye, he obtains all forms.  Having taken possession of the ear, he obtains all sounds.  Having taken possession of the tongue, he obtains all tastes of food.  Having taken possession of the two hands, he obtains all actions.  Having taken possession of the body, he obtains pleasure and pain.  Having taken possession of the organ, he obtains happiness, joy, and offspring.  Having taken possession of the two feet, he obtains all movements.  Having taken possession of mind, he obtains all thoughts.