Shloka 3
द्वारवत्यां समासीन पुरा मां कुरुनन्दन । प्रद्युम्न: परिपप्रच्छ ब्राह्म॒णैः परिकोपित:
Dvāravatyāṃ samāsīnaḥ purā māṃ Kurunandana | Pradyumnaḥ paripapraccha brāhmaṇaiḥ parikopitaḥ ||
Vāyu sprach: „O Freude der Kurus, einst vor langer Zeit, als ich in Dvāravatī weilte, kam mein Sohn Pradyumna—erzürnt, weil gewisse Brāhmaṇas ihn gereizt hatten—zu mir und befragte mich.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up an ethical lesson by foregrounding a moment of provoked anger involving brāhmaṇas; it implies the importance of restraint, proper conduct toward revered persons, and seeking guidance through respectful inquiry rather than acting from wrath.
Vāyu begins a past episode: while in Dvāravatī, Pradyumna—angered after being provoked by brāhmaṇas—approaches Vāyu and asks him a question, introducing the instruction that follows.