प्राणः निद्राणे पुरुषे प्रवर्तते। तथापि न आगतं पुरुषं अभिवादयते, न भूषणं अपहरन्तं चोरं अवरुन्धते। प्राणः घटवत् जड एव। अहं चेतनः तद्विलक्षणः। नाहं प्राणमयकोशः, न तन्मम। तत् सूक्ष्मदेहस्य। अहं तद्द्रष्टा आत्मा तद्भिन्नः। एवं प्राणमयकोशः नाहं इति ज्ञेयम्।
How do I determine that I am different from the prāṇamaya kośa
Even though the prāṇas are active in a sleeping person, they do not welcome a friend that arrives, or stop a thief from stealing their jewellery. Thus, the prāṇas are jaḍa like a pot, and I am different from them. They belong to the prāṇamaya kośa, and are not mine. They belong to the sūkṣma deha. I am their witness and am different from them. Thus, one should conclude that ‘I am not the prāṇamaya kośa.’