Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

प्राणादिवृत्तिभेदेन वायुश्चैवात्र संस्थितः । वियत्सर्वासु नाडीषु गर्भवृत्यनुषंगतः ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

prāṇādivṛttibhedena vāyuścaivātra saṃsthitaḥ | viyatsarvāsu nāḍīṣu garbhavṛtyanuṣaṃgataḥ || 88 ||

Translation

Ici, le Vent vital (vāyu) demeure selon la diversité de ses fonctions, telles prāṇa et les autres. Et l’espace intérieur (viyat) imprègne toutes les nāḍīs, uni au mode d’action enveloppant, semblable au sein (garbha-vṛtti).

Word by Word

• प्राण-आदि-वृत्ति-भेदेन: by the distinction of functions such as prāṇa
• प्राण-आदि-वृत्ति-भेदेन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे तृतीया (by/through distinction); समासः (प्राणादीनां वृत्तीनां भेदः)

• वायुः: air/wind (vāyu)
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संस्थितः: situated / established
• संस्थितः: Kriya/State (क्रिया-भाव/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√स्था (धातु) (क्त/क्तः कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (वायोः)

• वियत्: space/ether (sky)
• वियत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नाडीषु)

• नाडीषु: in the channels (nāḍīs)
• नाडीषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• गर्भ-वृति-अनुषंगतः: connected with the function of gestation
• गर्भ-वृति-अनुषंगतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अनु-√सञ्ज्/√सङ्ग् (धातु) (क्त कृदन्त: अनुषंगत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण; समासः (गर्भवृत्त्या अनुषंगतः = गर्भवृत्त्यनुषंगतः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedāṅga/technical exposition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Prana
• Vayu
• Nadi
• Viyat

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames the subtle-body model: one vāyu functions as multiple life-forces (prāṇa etc.), and the all-pervading inner space supports the nāḍī-network—knowledge used for inner discipline and liberation-oriented practice.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: by mapping how life-energy operates, it supports practices like breath-restraint, mantra, and concentration, which stabilize the mind—making sustained Vishnu-bhakti and remembrance more continuous and effective.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical (śāstric) presentation of prāṇa-vāyu functions and nāḍīs—used in applied disciplines allied to Vedāṅga learning (especially śikṣā/practical phonetics-breath control for mantra) and yogic method within the Purāṇic teaching.