Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
अपानश्च ततो जज्ञे प्राणश्चापि ततः परम् । अनपत्योऽभवत्प्राणो दुर्द्धर्षः शत्रुमर्दनः ॥ १५ ॥
apānaśca tato jajñe prāṇaścāpi tataḥ param | anapatyo'bhavatprāṇo durddharṣaḥ śatrumardanaḥ || 15 ||
ต่อจากนั้น “อปานะ” ได้บังเกิด และถัดไป “ปราณะ” ก็เกิดด้วย ปราณะไร้บุตร—ยากจะต้านทาน น่าเกรงขาม เป็นผู้บดขยี้ศัตรู॥๑๕॥
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on Moksha-Dharma and inner physiology of prāṇa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames liberation-oriented teaching through inner cosmology: the vital airs (Apāna and Prāṇa) arise as fundamental forces of embodied life, and Prāṇa is portrayed as unconquerable—indicating the need to master prāṇa (through yoga/discipline) rather than be driven by it.
Indirectly: by highlighting the power of prāṇa, the verse supports the Moksha-Dharma theme that steadying the life-force aids mental steadiness—making the mind fit for single-pointed remembrance of the Lord (bhakti as sustained smaraṇa).
Not a direct Vedāṅga lesson (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa), but a practical yogic takeaway aligned with Vedic discipline: understanding prāṇa/apāna as functional principles used in prāṇāyāma and internal regulation for spiritual practice.