अणुश्च ॥ १३ ॥
aṇuśca || 13 ||
aṇuḥ—Minute; ca—and.
13. And it is minute.
The vital force (Prana) is also minute, subtle, and limited like the senses. It may be objected that it is all-pervading according to the text: “Because he is equal to a gnat, equal to a mosquito, equal to an elephant, equal to these three worlds, equal to this universe” (Brih. 1. 3. 22). But the all-pervading-ness spoken of here is with respect to Hiranyagarbha, the cosmic Prana. In its universal aspect it is all-pervading ; but in relation to beings in the world, in its individual aspect with which we are concerned here, it is limited. Hence the vital force is also limited.