Shloka 2

युधिष्ठिरस्य नगरप्रवेशः — चार्वाकप्रकरणं

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Entry into the City and the Cārvāka Episode

Devanagari script

वायुदेव उवाच ब्राह्म॒णास्तात लोके5स्मिन्नर्चनीया: सदा मम । एते भूमिचरा देवा वाग्विषा: सुप्रसादका:,श्रीकृष्ण बोले--तात! इस संसारमें ब्राह्मण मेरे लिये सदा ही पूजनीय हैं। ये पृथ्वीपर विचरनेवाले देवता हैं। कुपित होने पर इनकी वाणीमें विषका-सा प्रभाव होता है। ये सहज ही प्रसन्न होते और दूसरोंको भी प्रसन्न करते हैं

Transliteration

vāyudeva uvāca | brāhmaṇās tāta loke 'sminn arcanīyāḥ sadā mama | ete bhūmicarā devā vāgviṣāḥ suprasādakāḥ ||

Translation

শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণে ক’লে—“তাত! এই লোকত ব্ৰাহ্মণসকল মোৰ বাবে সদায় পূজনীয়। তেওঁলোক পৃথিৱীত বিচৰণ কৰা দেৱতা। ক্ৰুদ্ধ হ’লে তেওঁলোকৰ বাক্য বিষৰ দৰে আঘাত কৰে; আৰু স্বভাৱতে তেওঁলোক সহজে প্ৰসন্ন হয় আৰু আনকো প্ৰসন্ন কৰে।”

Word by Word

वायुदेवःVayu-deva (the Wind-god)

उवाचsaid

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

तातdear one / son (address)

लोकेin the world

अस्मिन्in this

अर्चनीयाःworthy of worship

सदाalways

ममof me / for me

एतेthese

भूमिचराःmoving on the earth

देवाःgods

वाग्विषाःhaving poison in (their) speech

सुप्रसादकाःvery gracious / easily pleased

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (Vāyu)

Brāhmaṇas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that brāhmaṇas, as guardians of sacred knowledge and dharma, deserve consistent reverence; their words carry great potency—capable of harm when angered—yet they are naturally inclined toward grace and the welfare of others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses a listener affectionately and explains why brāhmaṇas should be honored: they are like ‘earth-walking gods,’ whose speech has powerful consequences, emphasizing both the danger of provoking them and the benefit of their goodwill.