Shloka 4
वायुर्नित्यं ववौ तत्र नित्यं देवश्न वर्षति । स्वाध्यायघोषश्न तथा श्रूयते न च दृश्यते
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vāyur nityaṁ vavau tatra nityaṁ devaśna varṣati |
svādhyāyaghoṣaś ca tathā śrūyate na ca dṛśyate ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “There a wind blew ceaselessly, and a divine rain fell without pause. Likewise, the sound of Vedic recitation was heard—yet the reciters themselves were not seen.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse evokes a sanctified environment where nature and the unseen uphold dharma: ceaseless wind and divine rain accompany the audible presence of svādhyāya, suggesting that Vedic discipline and sacred order can be powerfully present even when the agents (reciters/ṛṣis) are not visible.
Vaiśampāyana describes a particular place marked by continuous wind and divine rainfall, and by the mysterious sound of Vedic recitation that can be heard though no reciters are seen—indicating an extraordinary, possibly hermitage-like or otherworldly setting.