Shloka 24
Pañcahotṛ-Vidhāna and the Dispute of the Five Vāyus (पञ्चहोतृविधानम् — पञ्चवायूनां श्रेष्ठत्वविवादः)
परस्परस्य सुहृदो भावयन्त: परस्परम् | स्वस्ति व्रजत भद्रं वो धारयध्वं परस्परम्
parasparasya suhṛdo bhāvayantaḥ parasparam | svasti vrajata bhadraṃ vo dhārayadhvaṃ parasparam ||
ब्राह्मण ने कहा—“तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। कुशलपूर्वक जाओ। परस्पर सुहृद् बनकर एक-दूसरे की उन्नति में सहायता करो और एक-दूसरे को धारण करते रहो।”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches social dharma through reciprocity: people should depart in peace, remain mutual well-wishers, actively promote one another’s welfare, and ‘uphold’ each other—i.e., sustain community life through support, loyalty, and shared responsibility.
A brāhmaṇa offers a concluding benediction and instruction to a group (addressed in the plural): he blesses them with safety and prosperity and exhorts them to maintain mutual friendship and cooperative support as they go their separate ways.