Shloka 11
तत्कथं वै नाद्रियेयमी श्वरोडस्मीति पुत्रक । मा ते मन्युर्महाबाहो भवत्वत्र द्विजान् प्रति
tat kathaṃ vai nādriyeyam īśvaro ’smi iti putraka | mā te manyur mahābāho bhavatv atra dvijān prati ||
„Wie könnte ich da die Brāhmaṇas nicht ehren, mein Sohn, indem ich denke: ‚Ich bin der Herr, der alles zu vollbringen vermag‘? O du mit den mächtigen Armen, lass hier keinen Zorn gegen die Zweimalgeborenen aufkommen. Die Ehrfurcht vor den Brāhmaṇas darf nicht im Vertrauen auf die eigene Kraft aufgegeben werden.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even if one feels powerful or ‘capable like a lord’ (īśvaro ’smi), that is not a license to disregard Brahmins or dharmic authorities; anger toward the dvijas should be restrained, and reverence maintained as a matter of dharma.
Vāyudeva addresses his son, explaining that in the given situation he cannot neglect honoring Brahmins, and he admonishes the son not to become angry at the twice-born, framing the issue as a test of self-control and proper conduct.