Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
अलातचक्रवद् यान्ति वातचक्रेरिता द्विजाः / यस्माद् वहति तान् वायुः प्रवहस्तेन स स्मृतः
alātacakravad yānti vātacakreritā dvijāḥ / yasmād vahati tān vāyuḥ pravahastena sa smṛtaḥ
诸位二次生者啊，众生的运行如旋转的火炬轮，由风之轮所驱。因为伐由（Vāyu）载运他们不断前行，故他被忆念为“普拉瓦哈”（Pravaha，意为“使之奔流向前者”）。
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, within the sage-to-sage transmission)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It implies that embodied motion is propelled by Vāyu/prāṇa (a cosmic force), while the Self is not described as the mover here—highlighting the classical distinction between the witnessing principle and the driven activity of embodied existence.
The verse points to prāṇa as the driver of embodied movement, aligning with prāṇāyāma and prāṇa-dhāraṇā themes: regulating the “wheel of wind” steadies the mind and reduces the compulsive onward-push of karmic momentum.
Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇa’s integrative theology: cosmic functions like prāṇa/Vāyu operate as a universal divine ordinance rather than a sectarian power, fitting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis without naming either deity in this line.