Shloka 16

कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः

Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature

Devanagari script

दृढ्भक्तिरनिन्द्यात्मा श्रुतवाननृशंसवान्‌ | वीतसम्मोहदोषश्न तस्मात्‌ सर्वत्र पूजित:

Transliteration

dṛḍha-bhaktir anindyātmā śrutavān anṛśaṃsavān | vīta-sammoha-doṣaś ca tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu dit : «Il porte envers moi une dévotion inébranlable ; sa nature intime est irréprochable et pure. Il est savant et compatissant, et les fautes nées de l’illusion se sont détachées de lui. C’est pourquoi il est honoré partout.»

Word by Word

• dṛḍha-bhaktiḥ: firm devotion
• dṛḍha-bhaktiḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛḍha + bhakti
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• anindya-ātmā: one whose self/heart is blameless
• anindya-ātmā: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anindya + ātman
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• śrutavān: learned, well-heard (versed in scripture)
• śrutavān: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śru (dhātu) → śruta + -vant
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• anṛśaṃsavān: compassionate, not cruel
• anṛśaṃsavān: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anṛśaṃsa + -vant
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vīta-sammoha-doṣaḥ: one whose faults of delusion etc. are gone
• vīta-sammoha-doṣaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīta + sammoha + doṣa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tasmāt: therefore, from that (reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad
• Form: Ablatival adverb (from that/therefore)

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + tra
• Form: Adverb of place

• pūjitaḥ: honored, revered
• pūjitaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (dhātu) → pūjita
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Wind-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True honor arises from inner virtues: steadfast devotion, blameless character, learning guided by compassion, and the removal of delusion-born faults. Such a person becomes worthy of respect in every setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking in praise of a devotee’s qualities, explaining why that person is universally revered: his devotion to Vāyu, purity of heart, learning, kindness, and freedom from delusion.