Shloka 4

Ṛśyaśṛṅgopākhyāna-praveśaḥ — Lomāśa narrates the origins of Ṛśyaśṛṅga and the Anga drought (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

वायुर्नित्यं ववौ तत्र नित्यं देवश्न वर्षति । स्वाध्यायघोषश्न तथा श्रूयते न च दृश्यते

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

vāyur nityaṁ vavau tatra nityaṁ devaśna varṣati |

svādhyāyaghoṣaś ca tathā śrūyate na ca dṛśyate ||

Translation

అక్కడ నిత్యం గాలి వీచుచుండెను; నిత్యం దేవవర్షమూ ఆగక కురియుచుండెను. అలాగే స్వాధ్యాయఘోషం వినబడెను గాని, పఠించువారు కనబడలేదు.

Word by Word

वायुःwind

नित्यंalways/constantly

ववौblew

तत्रthere

नित्यंalways/constantly

देवशःdivinely; as if by the gods

वर्षतिrains

स्वाध्यायघोषःsound/chant of Vedic recitation

चand

तथाlikewise/also

श्रूयतेis heard

नnot

चand

दृश्यतेis seen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

vāyu (wind)

deva-varṣa (divine rain)

svādhyāya (Vedic recitation)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse evokes a sanctified environment where nature and the unseen uphold dharma: ceaseless wind and divine rain accompany the audible presence of svādhyāya, suggesting that Vedic discipline and sacred order can be powerfully present even when the agents (reciters/ṛṣis) are not visible.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a particular place marked by continuous wind and divine rainfall, and by the mysterious sound of Vedic recitation that can be heard though no reciters are seen—indicating an extraordinary, possibly hermitage-like or otherworldly setting.