Shloka 12
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
तण्डिस्वाच पवित्राणां पवित्रस्त्वं गतिर्गतिमतां वर
taṇḍisvāca pavitrāṇāṃ pavitrastvaṃ gatirgatimatāṃ vara
Taṇḍi berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara makhluk yang bergerak, engkaulah sendiri penyuci bagi segala yang suci, dan engkaulah tempat berlindung tertinggi serta jalan yang paling luhur bagi mereka yang mencari jalan yang benar.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Vāyu as a supreme purifier and guiding refuge, implying that true purity and right direction are grounded in alignment with a higher sustaining principle rather than mere external ritual.
A speaker identified as Taṇḍi offers a reverential address, praising Vāyudeva as the highest purifier and the guiding ‘gati’ (way/refuge) for beings who are in motion or striving—setting a devotional and ethical tone within the discourse.