Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
दक्षस्य दश पुत्राणां सहस्राणि प्रजापतेः । येन वृष्ट्या पराभूतस्तोयान्येन निवर्तते ॥ ३१ ॥
dakṣasya daśa putrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi prajāpateḥ | yena vṛṣṭyā parābhūtastoyānyena nivartate || 31 ||
Des dix fils de Dakṣa Prajāpati, il y en eut des milliers. Par une puissance, la pluie est vaincue; par une autre, les eaux sont retenues et refoulées.
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse presented as doctrinal description)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It points to the Puranic view that nature (rain and the movement of waters) is not random but governed by higher principles/powers within cosmic order (dharma), reminding the seeker to see a controller beyond mere material causation.
By highlighting that forces like rain and water are ‘overcome’ or ‘restrained’ by superior agency, it supports the bhakti insight that surrender to the Supreme (often taught in Narada Purana as devotion to Vishnu) is reliance on the ultimate governor of all phenomena.
Indirectly, it aligns with Jyotiṣa and ritual causality themes—rainfall, seasonal order, and the idea that cosmic rhythms can be understood (and ritually harmonized) through traditional Vedic sciences, even though no single Vedanga term is explicitly named in this verse.