Deity

伐由

वायुVāyu

verses
2,894
books
33
chapters
1,488
Parent of
哈奴曼, 怖軍

What the texts say

In the Kena Upanishad, Vayu is the life-wind, whom the gods ask to discover who the mysterious Presence is, and he consents. Kena Upanishad 3.7 The Rigveda and the Atharvaveda both say that Vayu was born from the breath, as the Moon was born from the mind and the Sun from the eye. Rig Veda 10.90.13Atharvaveda 19.6.7 The Rigveda also calls Vayu to the sacrifice to drink the prepared Soma, and joins him with the god Indra. Rig Veda 1.2.1, 1.2.6 In the Mahabharata, Kunti, mother of the Pandavas, bore Bhima from Vayu, and Bhima calls himself a Pandava, the son of Vayu. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.96.61Mahabharata 3.147.3 The Ramayana tells that Vayu begot Hanuman, illustrious and mighty, whose frame was diamond-hard. Ramayana 1.17.15

Where to read

Every verse that names 伐由, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    395 verses · 219 chapters

    All 395 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 2,347 verses

    • 12.151.6

      “舍摩利啊，你对那罗陀所说、对我之轻蔑——我乃风神伐由；我将向你显现我的威能与自身之力。”

    • 3.75.11

      言毕，风神伐由自空中发声：“她未曾作恶，哦那罗；我对你所言皆为真实。”

    • 12.73.2

      在此也援引一则古老传说：普鲁罗婆斯·艾拉与摩多利湿梵（风神伐由）的对话。

  2. Garuda Purana

    320 verses · 95 chapters

    All 320 verses in the Garuda Purana
    • 3.6.10

      于是，风神伐由——大心的天中之尊——见此情形，内心因对毗湿奴的奉爱而愈加坚固，便随之而行。

    • 1.6.30

      阿帕（Āpa）、德鲁瓦（Dhruva）、苏摩（Soma）、达罗（Dhara）、阿尼罗（Anila）、阿那罗（Anala）、普拉底优沙（Pratyūṣa）与普拉婆娑（Prabhāsa）——这些名字被忆念为“瓦苏”（Vasus）。

    • 1.9.4

      令弟子们坐于外处，使其修习对彼之专注摄心。应观想他们被鲁陀罗以风性之分（vāyavī）所摄持，渐渐枯竭。

  3. Skanda Purana

    315 verses · 180 chapters

    All 315 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 6.1.70.49

      于是诸天派遣阿尼罗（风神伐由）前往那里，说：“速速探明大天神在做什么。”

    • 2.1.39.34

      女神啊，美貌女子啊，以风神为你修行的本尊，修持苦行。届时诸天、罗刹、婆罗门、凡人与诸大仙人皆将见证。

    • 2.1.33.6

      此为风神所讲述苏瓦尔纳穆卡里河得名之缘由。风神说：『此河如金，乃世间之福分。阿加斯提亚将其引至大地，使其声响彻四方。』

  4. Ramayana

    184 verses · 85 chapters

    All 184 verses in the Ramayana
    • 1.32.15

      见到这些具足诸般德美、兼有姿容与青春的少女，遍在的风神伐由（Vāyu）便对她们说了如下言辞。

    • 4.66.14

      见到那位声名卓著的女子——髋阔腰纤、四肢皆美——风神帕瓦那为欲念所迷。

    • 5.53.21

      风神之子看见房舍密集的街巷、高耸的路口楼阁与十字交会之处，又见大道与小巷、宅第之间的内通甬道，以及如云般的高宅。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 伐由 matters most.

  1. Nārada-Vāyu-Śalmali Upākhyāna: Enmity with the Strong and the Primacy of Buddhi (नारद-वायु-शल्मलि उपाख्यानम्)

    Mahabharata 12.151 · 23 verses

    Embodiment of overwhelming power tempered by timing

  2. Damayantī’s Oath and Vāyu’s Testimony

    Mahabharata 3.75 · 7 verses

  3. The Worlds, the Hells and the City of Śiva

    Brahmanda Purana 3.2 · 20 verses

  4. Acquisition of Paśupati-Pāśa Knowledge

    Shiva Purana 7.1.5 · 18 verses

    Main teacher

  5. The Manifestation of Parashakti

    Devi Bhagavatam 12.8 · 12 verses

  6. Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī (Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name)

    Garuda Purana 3.6 · 11 verses

  7. The Line of Kuśa and the Disfigurement of Kuśanābha’s Daughters by Vāyu

    Ramayana 1.32 · 10 verses

  8. Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas-Vāyu Saṃvāda (Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna)

    Mahabharata 12.73 · 9 verses

    Cosmic authority who supplies a cosmogonic-functional model of…

  9. Śiva disguised as Indra

    Shiva Purana 7.1.35 · 9 verses

    Frame-narrator who relays the episode and maintains Purāṇic…

  10. How Śiva Became Nīlakaṇṭha by Drinking the Poison

    Brahmanda Purana 1.25 · 8 verses

Key episodes

  1. The Yaksha and Uma Haimavati

    Kena Upanishad 3-4

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