Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

उद्धृत्य ददते चापो जीमूतेभ्यो वनेऽनिलः । योऽद्धिः संयोज्य जीमूतान्पर्जन्याय प्रयच्छती ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

uddhṛtya dadate cāpo jīmūtebhyo vane'nilaḥ | yo'ddhiḥ saṃyojya jīmūtānparjanyāya prayacchatī || 21 ||

Translation

Trong rừng, gió nâng nước lên và trao cho mây; còn đại dương, kết tụ các đám mây lại, rồi dâng chúng cho Parjanya—năng lực mang mưa.

Word by Word

• उद्धृत्य: having drawn up
• उद्धृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) — ‘having lifted/drawn up’

• ददते: gives
• ददते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘gives’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (बहुवचन-प्रयोग), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘waters’

• जीमूतेभ्यः: to the clouds
• जीमूतेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीमूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अनिलः: wind
• अनिलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• अद्धिः: rainfall/rain-stream
• अद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थः ‘वृष्टि/वृष्टिधारा’ (rainfall)

• संयोज्य: having combined
• संयोज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) — ‘having joined/combined’

• जीमूतान्: clouds
• जीमूतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीमूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• पर्जन्याय: to Parjanya (rain-god)
• पर्जन्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्जन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छती: delivers/bestows
• प्रयच्छती: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम्/यच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-कर्तृसामञ्जस्य (subject ‘अद्धिः’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Anila
• Jīmūta
• Udadhि (Ocean)
• Parjanya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents the natural water-cycle as a purposeful, ordered process—inviting contemplation that the world runs by an intelligible dharma (cosmic order), supporting vairāgya and trust in the higher governance behind phenomena.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By showing coordinated cosmic service—wind lifting waters, ocean assembling clouds, rain being released—it encourages the bhakta to see all functions as offerings within the Lord’s arrangement, cultivating reverence and gratitude rather than mere material explanation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It aligns with observational knowledge used in Jyotiṣa and seasonal/ritual timing (ṛtu, parjanya): recognizing rain patterns and the role of wind and clouds supports planning of yajña, agriculture-linked rites, and vows tied to seasons.