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Dreams and Sleep explained in Prasnopanishad

Dreams and Sleep explained in Prasnopanishad Prasna Upanishad consists of six questions (prasnas) and their answers. It is also associated with the Atharva Veda Six students (Sukesha, Satyakama, Sauryayanee, Bhargava, Kabandhi) interested in knowing divinity or Brahman come to sage Pippalada and request him to clarify their spiritual doubts. The fourth question asked by Souryayanee Gargya is concerned with dream world of human beings. sleep dreams mind explained in Prasno panishad Sauryayanee Gargya asks “atha hEnam souryayanee gargya papraccha | bhagavannEtasmin purushE kaani svapanti kaanyasmin jaagrati katar yEsha dEva | swapnaan pashyati kasyaitata sukham bhavati kasminnu sarvE sampratishTitaa bhavanteeti |” Translation : Sauryayani, belonging to the family of Garga, asked: “Sir, what are they that sleep in man and what are they that remain awake in him ? Which deity is it that sees dreams ? Whose is the happiness ? In whom, again, are all these gathered together ?” Sage Pippala...