Shloka 10
त्रिवर्गे चापवर्गे च यश:श्रीरोगशान्तिषु । देवतापितृपूजासु संतोष्याश्चैव नो द्विजा:
vāyudeva uvāca | trivarge cāpavarge ca yaśaḥśrīrogaśāntiṣu | devatāpitṛpūjāsu santoṣyāś caiva no dvijāḥ ||
Vāyudeva dit : «Pour réussir dans les trois buts de la vie —dharma, artha et kāma— et aussi pour la délivrance; pour obtenir renommée, prospérité, santé et apaisement des maladies; et lors du culte rendu aux dieux et aux ancêtres — en toutes ces occasions, nous devons veiller à ce que les brāhmaṇas soient pleinement satisfaits.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the proper honoring and full satisfaction of brāhmaṇas—especially through respectful hospitality, gifts, and ritual propriety—is presented as a means to secure both worldly goals (dharma, wealth, pleasure, fame, prosperity, health) and the highest goal (mokṣa).
Vāyudeva is delivering an instruction within the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader discourse on dharma, emphasizing the religious and social duty of supporting brāhmaṇas, particularly during worship of the gods and ancestral rites.