Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
वायोर्वायुभयं ह्युक्तं ब्रह्य तत्पीडितं भवेत् । एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं पराशरसुतः प्रभुः ॥ ३६ ॥
vāyorvāyubhayaṃ hyuktaṃ brahya tatpīḍitaṃ bhavet | etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ parāśarasutaḥ prabhuḥ || 36 ||
വായുവിന്നും വായുഭയം ഉണ്ടെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം; ബ്രഹ്മാവും അതാൽ പീഡിതനാകുന്നു. ഇത്രമാത്രം പറഞ്ഞ് പരാശരപുത്രനായ പ്രഭു വാക്ക് അവസാനിപ്പിച്ചു।
Parāśara-suta (Vedavyāsa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that fear operates even at cosmic levels—affecting deities like Vāyu and Brahmā—implying that true fearlessness is not achieved by status or power but by Moksha-oriented knowledge and detachment.
By showing that even exalted beings can be afflicted, it indirectly points to taking refuge beyond the changing elements—i.e., devotion and surrender to the Supreme as the stable ground that transcends elemental anxiety.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is doctrinal—understanding the hierarchy of tattvas (elements/deities) and cultivating vairāgya as part of Moksha Dharma rather than ritual mechanics.