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 ||
پھر اپان پیدا ہوا اور اس کے بعد پران بھی پیدا ہوا۔ پران بے اولاد رہا—ناقابلِ مزاحمت، ہیبت ناک، اور دشمنوں کو کچلنے والا॥۱۵॥
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.