Shloka 3
Sāttvika-vṛtta-kathana (Brahmā on the Conduct of Sattva) — Chapter 38
क्षमा धृतिरहिंसा च समता सत्यमार्जवम् | अक्रोधश्वानसूया च शौचं दाक्ष्यं पराक्रम:
kṣamā dhṛtir ahiṃsā ca samatā satyam ārjavam | akrodhaś cān asūyā ca śaucaṃ dākṣyaṃ parākramaḥ ||
वायु-देव बोले— क्षमा, धैर्य, अहिंसा, समता, सत्य, सरलता, क्रोध का अभाव, किसी के दोष न देखना, पवित्रता, चतुरता और पराक्रम—ये सत्त्वगुण के लक्षण और उसके कार्य हैं।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists the hallmark virtues that arise from sattva—clarity and harmony of mind—such as forgiveness, steadiness, non-violence, truth, straightforwardness, freedom from anger, non-carping, purity, competence, and valor.
Vāyu-deva is instructing by defining ethical qualities, specifically identifying which traits are to be recognized as the ‘functions’ or manifestations of the sattva-guṇa.