Shloka 12

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

तण्डिस्वाच पवित्राणां पवित्रस्त्वं गतिर्गतिमतां वर

Transliteration

taṇḍisvāca pavitrāṇāṃ pavitrastvaṃ gatirgatimatāṃ vara

Translation

তণ্ডি বললেন—হে গতিশীলদের মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠ! তুমি পবিত্রদেরও পরম পবিত্র, আর সৎপথ অন্বেষণকারীদের জন্য সর্বোচ্চ আশ্রয় ও পরম গতি।

Word by Word

• तण्डि: O Taṇḍi
• तण्डि: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्व: O own/dear (one)
• स्व: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पवित्राणाम्: of the purifiers / of the sacred things
• पवित्राणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पवित्रः: purifier; most pure
• पवित्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: refuge; course; goal
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिमताम्: of those who have a course/goal; of the purposeful
• गतिमताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गतिमत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वर: O best/excellent one
• वर: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Taṇḍi
• Vāyudeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames Vāyu as a supreme purifier and guiding refuge, implying that true purity and right direction are grounded in alignment with a higher sustaining principle rather than mere external ritual.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker identified as Taṇḍi offers a reverential address, praising Vāyudeva as the highest purifier and the guiding ‘gati’ (way/refuge) for beings who are in motion or striving—setting a devotional and ethical tone within the discourse.