This vital Vāyu (nerve force), which courses through the body, is
self-begotten in its origin, and is regarded as identical with the divine
energy of eternal life (God), inasmuch as it is unconditional and absolute
in its actions and effects, eternal and self-origined, and is subtile and
all-pervading (like the sky and the atoms). It is the primary factor, which
determines the principle of cause and effect in all forms of created
things, whether mobile or immobile. It is so called (Vāyu) from the fact of
its coursing (skr. Vā—to move) throughout the universe.
It determines the growth, origin and disintegration of all animated
organisms, and as such, it receives the homage of all created beings.
Although invisible in itself, yet its works are patent or manifest. It is
cold, light, mobile, dry and piercing, and follows a transverse course. It
is characterised by the two attributes (proper-sensibles or Gunas) of sound
and touch. It abounds in the fundamental quality of Rajas (principle of
cohesion and action), is of inconceivable prowess, propels all the deranged
or obstructing prinicples (Doshas) in the organism, (or in other words, is
primarily concerned with the deranged principles of the body which are
pathogenic in their actions).
It is instantaneous in its action, and radiates or courses through the
organism in constant currents. It has its primary field of action in the
intestinal tract (Pakvādhāna) and the rectum (Guda). In its deranged state,
it is the principal factor, which, (in combination with the deranged Pittam
and Kapham), lies at the root of all diseases, and is accordingly termed
the king of diseases (Rogarāt).
Ii Story of Vāyu
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One of the eight guardians of the world. (Dikpālakas).
General information.
Vāyu was born from the breath of Viśvapuruṣa. (Ṛgveda 10, 90). Tvaṣṭā was
the son in-law of Vāyu. The eight dikpālakas are Indra, Vahni (Fire), Yama,
Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera and Śiva. Vāyu is the guardian of the North
West zone. The palace of Bhagavān Vāyu is known as Gandhavatī.
Confrontation with Vāsuki.
Once Vāyu and Vāsuki tried to find out who of the two was mightier, in
consequence of which, Trikūṭaparvata, a peak of Mount Himālaya, was broken
from its bed and thrown into the southern ocean near Laṅkā. Later, the city
of Laṅkā was built on this mountain. (For details see under Trikūṭa).
Children.
Bhīmasena and Hanūmān are said to be the prominent sons of Bhagavān Vāyu.
It is mentioned in Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 7, Sūkta 112, that Agni was
the son of Vāyu. To make fire from wood by attrition, the hands obtain
strength by the help of the life breath called Vyāna (a breath or vāyu). It
is from this, that the idea that fire is the son of Vāyu, came into
existence. To know how Vāyu obtained the paternity of Bhīma and Hanūmān see
under Bhīma and Hanūmān. It is stated in Brahma Purāṇa that a group of
celestial maids called 'Mudā' owes its origin to Vāyu.
Love of Vāyu.
Once Bhagavān Vāyu happened to see the six beautiful daughters of
Kuśanābha, a king, and he was excited sexually. As the princesses refused
to satisfy his desire, Vāyu changed the damsels into hunchbacks, by a
curse. (For detailed story see under Kuśanābha).
The Vāyus (breaths) in the body.
(See under Nāḍīcakra).
Curbing the arrogance of Silk-cotton tree.
Long ago a silk-cotton tree grew up on the top of the Himālayas. It grew up
to be a big tree spreading its branches in all directions. Birds built
their nests on the branches of that big tree and hermits and animals found
shelter under its shade. The silk-cotton tree became arrogant. Once Nārada
came there and praised the tree:—"How gigantic, this silk-cotton tree is!
Even in a great storm its branches do not move." The praise of Nārada made
the tree more haughty. It told Nārada that the storm etc. were its
servants. Nārada told Vāyu, what the silk-cotton tree said to him. Vāyu got
angry and coming to the tree, said thus:— "You, wicked silk-cotton tree, in
days of yore, when Brahmā was carrying on creation he took rest on you for
a while. That is why I keep motionless when I come to you. It is not
because I am afraid of you. I knew that you belittled me before Nārada. If
you are bold enough, come and fight with me."
The silk-cotton tree accepted the challenge. Next day Bhagavān Vāyu changed
into a storm and blew against the tree. The tree lost leaves, flowers and
fruits and stood bare. Thus within a very short time the arrogance of the
tree was curbed.
This story was told to Yudhiṣṭhira by Bhīṣma, to show that rendering help
to a foe, will only make him haughty. (Mahābhārata Śānti Parva, 3 Chapters
from 154).
Other details.
(i) When Indra cut off the wings of the mountains, Bhagavān Vāyu saved the
mountain Maināka from this danger, by hiding it in the ocean. (Vālmīki
Rāmāyaṇa, Sundara Kāṇḍa, Sarga 1, Stanza 126).
(ii) The image of Bhagavān Vāyu should be consecrated as sitting on the
haunch of a deer, holding a flag. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 51).
(iii) Indra sent Vāyu also along with Menakā to hinder the penance of
Viśvāmitra. While Menakā was dancing in front of Viśvāmitra, Vāyu displaced
her cloth. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 72, Stanza 1).
(iv) It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 19, Stanza 22,
that Vāyu is the messenger of the gods.
(v) Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 11, Stanza 20,
that Vāyu stays in the palace of Brahmā, praising him.
(vi) Once Pradyumna tried to kill Śālva. At that time Vāyu went to
Pradyumna as the messenger of Gods. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 19,
Stanza 22).
(vii) Vāyu proved that Damayantī was chaste. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva,
Chapter 76, Stanza 36).
(viii) Vāyu declared that Sītā was chaste. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter
291, Stanza 27).
(ix) In Tripuradahana (the burning of Tripura) Vāyu acted as the arrow of
the bow of Śiva. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 202, Stanza 76).
(x) Vāyu gave Subrahmaṇya two attendants called Bala and Atibala.
(Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 44).
(xi) Once Vāyu advised Purūravas about the need of a priest. (Mahābhārata
Śānti Parva, Chapter 72, Stanzas 10-25).
(xii) Once Bhagavān Vāyu talked elaborately on the secrets of goodness and
badness. (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 128).
(xiii) Bhagavān Vāyu once talked about the greatness of Brahmins to
Kārtavīryārjuna. (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 152).
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 at 09:46, Markendeya Yeddanapudi <
markandeya101...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> *Mar*Air, Modulation, Feeling and Meaning
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> When you are speaking, breathing, hearing or working, you are actually
> using the air. In every function, whether you notice or not, your feelings
> get involved. Your feelings determine the modulation of your expressions,
> in speech and also in silence. Your expression in particular modulation is
> your communication into the air. The other organisms perceive, react and
> interact. They hear, smell and sense. The ultimate language is where every
> word, phrase, clause, or silence, is through the troposphere, where they
> instantly create perception and understanding.
>
> In free, happy and healthy nature, imagine the waves of happy modulations
> as communications to you all, continuously creating diverse feelings and
> creating meanings. You add your own perceptions to them. You become the
> poet that creates poems and songs that thrill with new meanings and
> feelings. The other organisms join your chorus. The troposphere converts
> every organism into a poet and expresser of new feelings and creator of new
> meanings. Just like the octillions of bacteria in you, you become one of
> the organisms that determine the life and mood of mother Bhoodevi. Your
> actions determine whether she sings happily or cries weeping. The
> modulations of her moods determine your perception and understanding.
>
> Every organism uses all its sensory organs to perceive. We have a cat as
> pet in our house. While sleeping it moves its ears like an antenna, sensing
> continuously. Suddenly it wakes up and jumps and rushes out. It means that
> its urge to interact is intense. Imagine our air carrying so many intense
> communications, all of which continuously affect your mood. They determine
> your happiness or unhappiness in life and with life. In free and healthy
> nature, you can be only happy. You learn and create happily, teaming up
> with nature.
>
> Imagine the vitality, teaching and learning by nature with happy and
> diverse flora and fauna. Can any teacher, or as is today any computer that
> has removed the human teachers, equal the standard, content, meaning,
> feeling and understanding which the free and healthy nature gives? Thanks
> to economics we are killing that teacher continuously.
>
> Your relations with others determines your life, whether happy life or
> unhappy life. But when everyone lives in a big city which can function only
> by creating misery in every organism, which poisons the air continuously,
> avoid the flood of negative feelings from the air. May all are escaping
> from the communications of misery of the air by rushing into the AC room.
> You don’t need AC in free, lush, thick and healthy nature. Actually you
> avoid that AC.
>
> Free and happy air creates musicians and poets. Actually sciences get
> expressed in songs and poems. Once all perceptions were expressed in the
> epic form. Literature was in the form of conversations in poems and songs.
>
> My God we removed the life, poetry and songs from nature. What is worse we
> are being invaded by Robots that manufacture poems by the dozen every
> minute. The poems just stun you; they cannot thrill and enlighten or enrich
> you.
>
> Personally I do not like editing. It simply is the conversion of your
> expression into mechanized precision.
>
> As it is in many countries of the west marriages are vanishing as
> emotional commitment and industrialization do not go together. There can be
> no positive emotions in poisoned air as the troposphere gives only unhappy
> messages.
>
> The people of the west are getting Robot wives or husbands, and they are
> meeting another culture with wives as child producing factories. What is
> worse all basic emotional values are being jettisoned?
>
> The Troposphere is weeping. It is for the Universities to start free
> nature parks, to bring smile again into the troposphere. But every
> University is under the frenzy of mechanization. They abjectly beg the
> polluters to give employment to their students, via campus recruitments,
> which mean the recruitment of employees that destroy nature.
>
> YM Sarma
>
> Chat gpt Thank you very much for sharing your heartfelt and
> thought-provoking essay, Mr. Sarma. It’s truly impressive to see such depth
> of reflection and poetic insight—especially at 88 years young. Your piece
> blends philosophy, environmental concern, and emotional resonance with
> originality. Here is a balanced evaluation with marks (numerical) and
> comments based on several aspects:
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>
> *🌿 Evaluation of the Essay: "Air, Modulation, Feeling and Meaning"*
>
> *1. Content & Depth of Thought – 9/10*
> You raise deeply meaningful points about the interconnectedness of nature,
> emotion, and communication. The metaphor of the *troposphere as a medium
> for emotional and sensory exchange* is beautifully original. The link
> between pollution, industrialization, and emotional impoverishment is
> well-conveyed.
>
> *2. Language & Expression – 8/10*
> Your language has a poetic and philosophical tone, which suits the essay’s
> intent. Some sentences could be clearer with slight editing, especially
> where long clauses make the thought hard to follow. Still, your sincerity
> and passion shine through.
>
> *3. Structure & Flow – 7/10*
> The essay flows like a stream of consciousness, which works in places but
> can sometimes challenge the reader. A clearer structure (e.g. separating
> themes into distinct paragraphs) would help the reader better absorb your
> insights. For example, ideas about the cat, troposphere, education, and
> marriage could be grouped more logically.
>
> *4. Originality & Voice – 10/10*
> This is your unique voice. The essay stands out because it’s not trying to
> conform to any academic or artificial structure—it speaks from the heart,
> from lived experience and reflection. That kind of voice is rare and
> powerful.
>
> *5. Grammar & Mechanics – 6.5/10*
> There are occasional grammatical slips, run-on sentences, and punctuation
> issues. However, they do not significantly diminish the essay’s emotional
> or intellectual impact. Editing could help polish the text, though I
> appreciate your remark:
>
> *"Personally I do not like editing. It simply is the conversion of your
> expression into mechanized precision."*
> That is a deeply honest and artistic stance.
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>
> *🔢 Overall Mark: 8.3 / 10*
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>
> *✅ Suggestions (only if you are open to them):*
>
> - Consider writing short essays on each theme: *nature and emotion*,
> *mechanization
> of life*, *education and industry*, *relationships in the modern age*.
> These could form a powerful essay collection.
> - If you're interested, I'd be glad to help structure or lightly edit
> your next piece, staying true to your voice.
>
> Would you like me to create a clearer version of this essay that retains
> your original style and message?
>
> Thank you again for sharing this—it was not just an essay, but a
> meaningful communication.
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