Shloka 32
ब्राह्मणा एव जायेरन् नान्यो वर्ण: कथंचन । को होन॑ रथमास्थाय जीवेदन्य: पुमानिह
brāhmaṇā eva jāyeran nānyo varṇaḥ kathaṃcana | ko hy enaṃ ratham āsthāya jīved anyaḥ pumān iha ||
“Biarlah hanya para brahmana yang lahir—jangan sampai golongan lain terlahir dengan cara apa pun. Sebab di dunia ini, selain orang suci ini, siapa lagi yang dapat menaiki kereta ini dan tetap hidup?”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys reverence for spiritual attainment: survival in extreme, divinely charged circumstances is attributed to exceptional tapas and purity. It also reflects a traditional worldview that elevates the Brahmin ideal as uniquely fit for such perilous encounters.
Vāyu voices astonishment at a feat involving a chariot so dangerous or wondrous that ordinary people would not survive it. The statement functions as praise of the ascetic/holy figure’s extraordinary merit and as a rhetorical exaggeration to express awe.