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
தண்டி கூறினார்—ஓ இயக்கமுள்ளவர்களில் சிறந்தவனே! நீ தூயவற்றிலும் பரமத் தூயவன்; நல்வழியை நாடுவோர்க்கு உன்னையே உச்ச அடைக்கலமும் உன்னையே பரம கதியும் ஆகும்.
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.