Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

कंपितः सहसा तेन पवमानेन वायुना । विष्णोर्निःश्वासवातोऽयं यदा वेगसमीरितः ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

kaṃpitaḥ sahasā tena pavamānena vāyunā | viṣṇorniḥśvāsavāto'yaṃ yadā vegasamīritaḥ || 34 ||

Translation

他忽然被那净化之风所震动——此风确是毗湿奴呼出之气所成——当它以猛烈之势疾速奔涌之时。

Word by Word

• कम्पितः: shaken, agitated
• कम्पितः: कर्मणि-विशेषण (Karmaṇi-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कम्पित (कृदन्त; √कम्प् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental pronoun

• पवमानेन: by the blowing
• पवमानेन: विशेषण (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवमान (कृदन्त; √पू धातु, शतृ/शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘blowing/purifying’

• वायुना: by the wind
• वायुना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive

• निःश्वासवातः: the wind of exhalation
• निःश्वासवातः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःश्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘निःश्वासस्य वातः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• यदा: when
• यदा: सम्बन्ध (Temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक (temporal conjunction)

• वेगसमीरितः: impelled by force/velocity
• वेगसमीरितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक) + समीरित (कृदन्त; √ईर्/√ईरय् धातु, क्त)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/करण-तत्पुरुष (instrumental determinative) ‘वेगेन समीरितः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic motion as arising from Viṣṇu’s own breath-power, guiding the reader to see all forces in the universe as dependent on the Supreme and thus worthy of contemplative surrender.

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

By attributing even mighty winds to Viṣṇu’s exhalation, the verse supports bhakti as God-centered vision: the devotee learns to recognize divine presence behind natural power and to take refuge in Viṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A linguistic point relevant to Vyākaraṇa is the compound usage (e.g., niḥśvāsa-vāta, vega-samīrita), showing how Sanskrit compounds compress philosophical meaning—identifying the wind’s source (Viṣṇu) and its mode (impelled by force).