Shloka 14
Vāsudeva’s Upadeśa: The Inner Enemy and the Indra–Vṛtra Precedent (आत्मशत्रु-बोधः; इन्द्र-वृत्रोपाख्यानम्)
व्याप्ते वायौ तु वृत्रेण स्पर्शेड्थ विषये हृते
vyāpte vāyau tu vṛtreṇa sparśedtha viṣaye hṛte
বায়ুদেৱে ক’লে— যেতিয়া বৃত্ৰে বায়ুকেই আচ্ছন্ন কৰি ৰুদ্ধ কৰিলে আৰু স্পৰ্শ-নামক বিষয়ক্ষেত্ৰো কেঢ়ি ল’লে, তেতিয়া স্পৰ্শ কেনেকৈ হ’ব? মুক্ত গতি কেনেকৈ থাকিব?
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that when a fundamental cosmic principle (wind/breath) is overpowered, the ordinary functioning of life and perception collapses; it implies that restoring dharma involves removing forces that seize or distort the natural order.
Vāyu-deva describes a situation where Vṛtra has pervaded/blocked the wind and has ‘seized’ the domain of touch, emphasizing the paralysis of movement and sensory contact caused by Vṛtra’s obstruction.