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

នៅទីនេះ ធាតុខ្យល់ (វាយុ) ស្ថិតដោយការបែងចែកមុខងារ ដូចជា ប្រាណ និងអ្វីៗផ្សេងទៀត។ ហើយអាកាសខាងក្នុង (វិយត) សាយភាយទៅគ្រប់នាឌីទាំងអស់ ដោយភ្ជាប់ជាមួយលក្ខណៈប្រតិបត្តិការដូចស្បូន ដែលរុំព័ទ្ធ (គರ್ಭ-វ្រឹត្តិ)។

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.