Shloka 12

Devanagari script

मानसं दयितं विप्र सर्वभूतदयात्मकम्‌ । बड़े-बड़े यज्ञोंमें उदगाता उच्च स्वरसे सामगान करके मेरी ही स्तुति करते हैं। ब्रह्मन! प्रायश्चित्त-कर्ममें शान्तिपाठ तथा मंगलपाठ करनेवाले ब्राह्मण सदा मुझ विश्वकर्माका ही स्तवन करते हैं। द्विजश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हें मालूम होना चाहिये कि सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंपर दया करना-रूप जो धर्म है, वह मेरा परमप्रिय ज्येष्ठ पुत्र है। मेरे मनसे उसका प्रादुर्भाव हुआ है ।। १०-११ ६ || तत्राहं वर्तमानैश्न निवृत्तैश्नैव मानवै:,तैस्तैवेंषैश्व रूपैश्व त्रिषु लोकेषु भार्गव । भार्गव! उस धर्ममें प्रवृत्त होकर जो पाप-कर्मोंसे निवृत्त हो गये हैं ऐसे मनुष्योंके साथ मैं सदा निवास करता हूँ। साधुशिरोमणे! मैं धर्मकी रक्षा और स्थापनाके लिये तीनों लोकोंमें बहुत-सी योनियोंमें अवतार धारण करके उन-उन रूपों और वेषोंद्वारा तदनुरूप बर्ताव करता हूँ

Transliteration

mānasaṃ dayitaṃ vipra sarvabhūtadayātmakam | tatrāhaṃ vartamānaiś ca nivṛttaiś caiva mānavaiḥ | tais tais veṣaiś ca rūpaiś ca triṣu lokeṣu bhārgava ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “O brāhmaṇa, compassion for all beings is what is dearest to my heart. Wherever people live by that dharma—turning away from sinful acts and choosing restraint—I dwell with them. And, O Bhārgava, for the protection and re-establishment of dharma, I move through the three worlds, assuming many forms and outward guises, acting in ways suited to each role.”

Word by Word

तत्रthere/in that (context)

अहम्I

वर्तमानैःwith those who are engaged/active (in dharma)

चand

निवृत्तैःwith those who have desisted/turned back (from sin)

एवindeed/only

मानवैःwith men/humans

तैःwith those

वेषैःby/with (various) guises/attires

चand

रूपैःby/with forms

चand

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुin the worlds

भार्गवO Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

the three worlds (trailokya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Compassion toward all beings is presented as a supreme dharma, and the divine is said to ‘dwell with’ those who practice it by turning away from sinful actions; sustaining dharma may involve taking diverse forms suited to circumstances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu addresses Bhārgava, explaining his affinity with the dharma of universal compassion and stating that he manifests across the three worlds in various forms and roles to protect and re-establish dharma among humans.