Shloka 26
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
वायव: क्रतवश्चैव संकल्प: प्राण एव च | मूर्तिमन्तो महात्मानो महाव्रतपरायणा:
vāyavaḥ kratavaś caiva saṅkalpaḥ prāṇa eva ca | mūrtimanto mahātmāno mahāvrataparāyaṇāḥ ||
那罗陀说道：“诸摩鲁特（风神）、诸圣仪、决意（saṅkalpa），乃至生命之息（prāṇa）——这一切皆为大心之力，具形而现，坚守崇高誓戒。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates inner resolve (saṅkalpa), life-breath (prāṇa), and ritual action (kratu) to the status of living, morally charged powers. It implies that dharmic life is sustained by disciplined vows and that both inner intention and outer rite participate in cosmic order.
Nārada is describing a class of exalted, vow-bound powers—winds (Maruts), rites, resolve, and vital breath—as if they are embodied great beings. The passage frames these forces as active participants in the world’s moral and ritual structure, not merely abstractions.