Shloka 4
The Thirteen Inner Adversaries (Trayodaśa Doṣāḥ): Origins and Pacification
जानामि त्वामहं वायो सर्वप्राणभूतां वरम् वरिष्ठ च गरिष्ठं च क्रोधे वैवस्वतं यथा,पवनदेव! मैं तुम्हें जानता हूँ। तुम समस्त प्राण-धारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ महान् एवं गौरवशाली हो त था क्रोधमें वैवस्वत यमके समान हो
jānāmi tvām ahaṃ vāyo sarva-prāṇa-bhūtānāṃ varam | variṣṭhaṃ ca gariṣṭhaṃ ca krodhe vaivasvataṃ yathā ||
Nārada berkata: “Wahai Vāyu, aku mengenalmu benar. Dalam kalangan semua makhluk yang hidup dengan nafas, engkaulah yang terutama—paling unggul, paling berat wibawa dalam kuasa dan martabat; dan apabila murka, engkau laksana Vaivasvata Yama, keras dan tak terelakkan.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great power and eminence (like Vāyu’s life-sustaining force) carry moral weight: when such power turns to anger it becomes punitive and unstoppable like Yama. The verse implicitly urges restraint and responsible use of strength.
Nārada addresses Vāyu directly, acknowledging his supreme status among all living beings and warning—through a vivid comparison—that his anger can be as fearsome and decisive as Vaivasvata Yama’s.