किमात्मकानि वा एतानीन्द्रियाणि प्रचरन्त्युद्गन्ता चैतेषामिह को नियन्ता वेत्याह ।प्रत्याहात्मात्मकानीत्यात्मा ह्येषामुद्गन्ता वाप्सरसो भानवीयाश्च मरीचयो नाम अथ पञ्चभिः रश्मिभिर्विषयानत्ति कतम आत्मेति योऽयं शुद्धः पूतः शून्यः शान्तादिलक्षणोक्तः स्वकैर्लिङ्गैरुपगृह्यः तस्यैतल्लिङ्गमलिङ्गस्याग्नेर्यदौष्ण्यमाविष्टं चापां यः शिवतमोरस इत्येके ।अथ वाक्ष्रोत्रं चक्षुर्मनः प्राण इत्येके, अथ बुद्धिर्धृतिः स्मृतिः प्रज्ञा तदित्येके अथ ते एतस्यैवं यथैवेह बीजस्याङ्कुरावाथधूमार्चिर्विष्फुलिङ्गा इवाग्नेश्चेति अत्रोदाहरन्ति वह्नेश्च यद्वत्खलु विष्फुलिङ्गाः सूर्यान्मयूखाश्च तथैव तस्य ।प्राणादयो वै पुनरेव तस्मादभ्युच्चरन्तीह यथाक्रमेण ॥ ॥६.३१ ॥
In plain words
Of what nature are these senses that go forth, and who is their sender forth, and who is their controller here? He answers: they are of the nature of the Self, for the Self is the sender forth of them; and they are the nymphs and the rays of the sun called Marīcis. And with five rays it consumes the objects. Which is the Self? It is the one who has been described as pure, cleansed, empty, tranquil and the rest, and who is to be grasped by his own marks. This is the mark of him who has no mark: as the heat that has entered fire, and as the most kindly savour of the waters — so say some. Others say: it is speech, hearing, sight, mind and breath. Others say: it is intellect, steadfastness, memory and wisdom. And these belong to him just as here shoots belong to a seed, and smoke and flame and sparks to a fire. On this they quote: "As sparks come from a fire and rays from the sun, so from him the breaths and the rest go forth here again and again, each in its order."