Shloka 266
स ददाति मनुष्येभ्य: स एवाक्षिपते पुन: । पुण्यात्मा और शरणागतवत्सल तो वे इतने हैं कि शरणमें आये हुए किसी प्राणीका त्याग नहीं करते। वे ही मनुष्योंको आयु
sa dadāti manuṣyebhyaḥ sa evākṣipate punaḥ | puṇyātmāḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalāś ca te itthaṃ śaraṇam āgatam api kaṃcana prāṇinaṃ na tyajanti | te eva manuṣyān āyuḥ ārogyaṃ aiśvaryaṃ dhanaṃ ca samastāḥ kāmanāś ca pradadati te eva punaḥ tāni apaharanti |
Vāyu-deva berkata: Dialah yang menganugerahkan kepada manusia, dan Dialah pula yang kembali mengambilnya. Ia begitu suci dan penuh kasih kepada mereka yang berlindung, sehingga tak pernah meninggalkan makhluk mana pun yang datang memohon naungan. Dialah yang memberi umur panjang, kesehatan, kedaulatan, kekayaan, serta pemenuhan segala hasrat; dan pada waktunya Dialah yang menariknya kembali.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
All worldly endowments—life, health, prosperity, wealth, and desired enjoyments—are granted by the Supreme and can be withdrawn by Him; therefore one should cultivate surrender, gratitude, and equanimity rather than pride in gain or bitterness in loss.
Vāyu-deva is instructing the listener about the Lord’s compassionate nature toward those who seek refuge and about the Lord’s ultimate control over human fortunes, emphasizing that divine giving and taking are part of a larger moral and cosmic order.