Shloka 3
नारद-देवमत-संवादः
Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna
नारद उवाच येनायं सृज्यते जन्तुस्ततो<न्यः पूर्वमेति तम् । प्राणद्वन्द्धं हि विज्ञेयं तिर्यगूर्धष्वमधश्च यत्
nārada uvāca | yenāyaṃ sṛjyate jantus tato 'nyaḥ pūrvam eti tam | prāṇadvandvaṃ hi vijñeyaṃ tiryag ūrdhvaṃ adhaś ca yat ||
Nārada berkata: “Yang dengannya makhluk bernyawa ini dijadikan—sebelum sebab itu, timbul suatu prinsip lain yang berbeza, telah pun hadir sebagai syarat terdahulu. Ketahuilah ia sebagai ‘keduaan tenaga hayat’ (prāṇa dalam dwilitas), yang meresapi alam di atas, di tengah, dan di bawah.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation is not explained only by a single immediate cause; Nārada points to a prior, pervasive condition—prāṇadvandva, the dual functioning of vital forces—present throughout all levels of existence (higher, middle, and lower realms).
Nārada is instructing a sage (muni) in a doctrinal discussion on origins: he identifies an underlying principle that precedes and supports the arising of embodied beings, framing it in terms of prāṇa operating in a dual mode across the cosmos.