Upadesha Sara - Verse 12

Sanskrit

चित्तवायवश्चित्क्रियायुताः ।
शाखयोर्द्वयी शक्तिमूलका ॥ १२॥

Transliteration

citta-vāyavaś cit-kriyāyutāḥ
śā khayor-dvayi śakti-mūlakā

Translation

Mind and breath (as thought and action)
Fork out like two branches.
But both spring
From a single root.

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Index: Upadesha Sara

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Key Philosophical Insights

• The Two Branches: The text simplifies the complex human experience into two streams:

  1. Jnana-Shakti (Knowledge) $\to$ Chitta (Mind): Your ability to perceive, think, and be aware.

  2. Kriya-Shakti (Action) $\to$ Prana (Breath): Your life force and the energy that moves your physical body.

• The common root: Both stem from Adi-Shakti (The Primordial Energy). Because they share a single source, they are deeply interconnected. This is why, in Yoga, controlling the breath (Pranayama) automatically helps in steadying the mind (Pratyahara/Dharana).