Sanskrit: ॐ केनेषितं पतति प्रेषितं मनःकेन प्राणः प्रथमः प्रैति युक्तः ।  केनेषितां वाचमिमां वदन्तिचक्षुः श्रोत्रं क उ देवो युनक्ति  
English: 1 The disciple asked: Om. By whose will directed does the mind proceed to its object? At whose command does the prana, the foremost, do its duty? At whose will do men utter speech? Who is the god that directs the eyes and ears? 