Shloka 8
ब्राह्मणप्रमुखं सौम्यं न मे5त्रास्ति विचारणा
brāhmaṇa-pramukhaṃ saumyaṃ na me ’trāsti vicāraṇā | brāhmaṇeṣu śānta-bhāvasya prādhānyam | etad-viṣaye mama na vicāraṇā | brāhmaṇa-pūjanād āyuḥ kīrtiḥ yaśaḥ balaṃ ca prāpyate | sarve lokāḥ lokeśvarāś ca brāhmaṇa-pūjakāḥ santi ||
वायु ने कहा— “हे सौम्य! ब्राह्मण सर्वप्रमुख हैं—इसमें मेरे मन में कोई विचार-द्विविधा नहीं। ब्राह्मणों में शान्ति-स्वभाव की प्रधानता होती है; अतः इसमें संशय नहीं। ब्राह्मणों की पूजा से आयु, कीर्ति, यश और बल प्राप्त होता है। समस्त लोक और लोकेश्वर तक ब्राह्मणों के उपासक हैं।”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Brahmins are to be regarded as foremost due to their predominance of peacefulness and restraint, and that honoring them is a dharmic act yielding tangible fruits—longevity, renown, fame, and strength—so universally valued that even cosmic rulers are described as their worshippers.
Vāyu is speaking to a ‘gentle one’ (saumya), asserting decisively the primacy of Brahmins and emphasizing the ethical and karmic benefits of reverencing them, framing this as an established principle rather than a point requiring debate.