Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
आकाशं पवनोऽन्वेति ज्योतिस्तमनुगच्छति । तेषां त्रयाणामेकत्वाद्वयं भूमौ प्रतिष्टितम् ॥ २८ ॥
ākāśaṃ pavano'nveti jyotistamanugacchati | teṣāṃ trayāṇāmekatvādvayaṃ bhūmau pratiṣṭitam || 28 ||
Die Luft folgt (und hängt ab von) dem Raum, und das Feuer folgt (und hängt ab von) jener Luft. Weil diese drei ihrem Wesen nach eine verflochtene Einheit sind, wird das verbleibende Paar (Wasser und Erde) auf der Erdebene als fester Halt gegründet.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the interdependent unity of the elements, encouraging the seeker to see the world as a connected tattva-system rather than as separate, independent realities—supporting non-attachment and moksha-oriented discernment.
By training the mind to perceive underlying unity and order in creation, the verse supports steadiness and clarity—qualities that mature into single-pointed devotion, where all phenomena are understood as functioning within a higher, coherent principle.
It aligns with a Vedic cosmological framework used in ritual and contemplation (tattva-vicara), helpful for understanding how elemental principles are invoked and harmonized in yajna and related practices, though no single Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is explicitly taught in this verse.