Shloka 26

Devanagari script

विमुज्चति न पुण्यात्मा शरण्य: शरणागतान्‌ । आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्य वित्तं कामांश्व॒ पुष्कलान्‌

Transliteration

vimuñcati na puṇyātmā śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatān | āyur ārogyam aiśvaryaṁ vittaṁ kāmāṁś ca puṣkalān ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “A righteous and truly protective person never abandons those who have come seeking refuge. To such a refuge-giver accrue long life, health, sovereignty, wealth, and abundant fulfillment of worthy desires.”

Word by Word

• विमुञ्चति: releases, lets go, gives up
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+मुच्
• Form: Lat (Present), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पुण्यात्मा: the virtuous-souled (man)
• पुण्यात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरण्यः: worthy of refuge; protector
• शरण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरणागतान्: those who have sought refuge
• शरणागतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरणागत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, lordship, power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कामान्: desires, enjoyments
• कामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुष्कलान्: abundant, plentiful
• पुष्कलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Wind-god)
• śaraṇāgata (refuge-seeker/suppliant)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One who is truly righteous and fit to be a protector must not forsake those who have surrendered for refuge; steadfast protection of the dependent is presented as a central dharma that yields both moral merit and worldly well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is speaking in a didactic context, praising the virtue of being a reliable refuge (śaraṇya) and stating the fruits that follow from not abandoning supplicants—longevity, health, prosperity, wealth, and abundant fulfillment.