Shloka 14
Vāsudeva’s Upadeśa: The Inner Enemy and the Indra–Vṛtra Precedent (आत्मशत्रु-बोधः; इन्द्र-वृत्रोपाख्यानम्)
व्याप्ते वायौ तु वृत्रेण स्पर्शेड्थ विषये हृते
vyāpte vāyau tu vṛtreṇa sparśedtha viṣaye hṛte
Vāyu-deva said: “When the wind itself was pervaded and obstructed by Vṛtra, and the sphere of touch (the sense-domain of tactile perception) was seized, how could one then make contact or move freely?”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that when a fundamental cosmic principle (wind/breath) is overpowered, the ordinary functioning of life and perception collapses; it implies that restoring dharma involves removing forces that seize or distort the natural order.
Vāyu-deva describes a situation where Vṛtra has pervaded/blocked the wind and has ‘seized’ the domain of touch, emphasizing the paralysis of movement and sensory contact caused by Vṛtra’s obstruction.