Shloka 32

Nirūpaṇa (Nāḍī–Svara-Nirūpaṇam): Breath Currents, Omens, and Action-Timing

Devanagari script

दक्षवातप्रवाहे तु यदि नाम समाक्षरम् / जा(ज) यते नात्र सन्देहो नाडीमघ्ये तु लक्षयेत्

Transliteration

dakṣavātapravāhe tu yadi nāma samākṣaram / jā(ja) yate nātra sandeho nāḍīmaghye tu lakṣayet

Translation

ညာဘက်အသက်လေ (ဒက္ခိဏ-ဝါတ) စီးဆင်းရာတွင် ထုတ်ဆိုသောနာမနှင့် တူညီသည့် ပုဒ်အက္ခရာပုံစံရှိသော အသံ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာပါက သံသယမရှိ။ ထိုအခါ နာဍီ (သိမ်မွေ့ချန်နယ်) အလယ်၌ ၎င်း၏အညွှန်းကို စောင့်ကြည့်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• दक्षवातप्रवाहे: in the flow of the right wind/breath
• दक्षवातप्रवाहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + वात + प्रवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तवाचक (conditional conjunction)

• नाम: indeed
• नाम: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• समाक्षरम्: a regular/even syllable
• समाक्षरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Adverbial-locative/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाडीमध्ये: in the middle of the nāḍī/channel
• नाडीमध्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• लक्षयेत्: should observe/notice
• लक्षयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pramāṇa-by-sign: confirmatory correspondence between breath-flow and heard/uttered name-sound; then observe the nāḍī’s central indication.

Vedantic Theme: Antarmukhatā (inward turning) and attentive observation as a means to right action; knowledge through subtle signs.

Application: When a sign appears to match one’s intention/name, pause and verify through steady observation (do not act impulsively).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body (nāḍī-madhya)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.67 (dakṣiṇa-vāta, samākṣara/viṣamākṣara rules; nāḍī-parīkṣā)

FAQs

What is the importance of prāṇa-flow signs (vāta-pravāha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats prāṇa movement as a diagnostic spiritual sign: when a confirming syllabic resonance arises with the name, it is taken as a reliable indicator and should be verified through nāḍī-based observation.

How does this verse explain subtle-body perception (nāḍī-madhya) in Garuda Purana?

It implies that inner confirmation is not merely auditory but linked to the subtle channels (nāḍīs); the practitioner is advised to ‘mark’ the sign in the nāḍī’s central course, pointing to an internal, yogic mode of verification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to verify intuitive impressions with calm, embodied awareness—breath and inner steadiness—rather than acting on doubt or impulse.