Shloka 34
अभिवाद्यो महाकर्मा तपस्वी भूतभावन: । उन्मत्तवेषप्रच्छन्न: सर्वलोकप्रजापति:,३२ अभिवाद्य:--नमस्कारके योग्य, ३३ महाकर्मा--महान् कर्म करनेवाले, ३४ तपस्वी--तपस्यामें संलग्न, ३५ भूतभावन:--संकल्पमात्रसे आकाश आदि भूतोंकी सृष्टि करनेवाले, ३६ उन्मत्तवेषप्रच्छन्न:--उन्मत्त वेषमें छिपे रहनेवाले, ३७ सर्वलोकप्रजापति: --सम्पूर्ण लोकोंकी प्रजाओंके पालक
abhivādyo mahākarmā tapasvī bhūtabhāvanaḥ | unmattaveṣa-pracchannaḥ sarvaloka-prajāpatiḥ ||
He is worthy of reverent salutation—one of mighty deeds, steadfast in austerity; the begetter and sustainer of beings, who remains concealed under the guise of a madman, and who protects the subjects of all the worlds.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that reverence should be guided by inner merit—greatness, tapas, and the power to sustain beings—rather than by external appearance. A truly dharmic person may even hide behind an unassuming or ‘mad’ guise, so ethical discernment requires humility and respect for concealed virtue.
Vāyudeva describes an exalted figure using a chain of epithets: worthy of salutation, mighty in action, ascetic, creator/nurturer of beings, concealed in a madman’s guise, and protector of all creatures across the worlds. The description signals the presence of a high, possibly divine or semi-divine authority whose true stature is intentionally veiled.