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Shloka 39

प्रसन्नस्य च मे तात पश्य व्युष्टिं यथाविधि । यावदेव मनुष्याणामन्ने भावो भविष्यति

prasannasya ca me tāta paśya vyuṣṭiṃ yathāvidhi | yāvadeva manuṣyāṇām anne bhāvo bhaviṣyati

ヴァーユは言った。「愛しき我が子よ、いま我が心は満ちた。正しき作法のままに、しかるべき結末を見よ。人々が食を尊ぶ心を保つかぎり——この定められた果報は存続する。」

प्रसन्नस्यof (me who am) pleased/serene
प्रसन्नस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसन्न
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मेmy/of me
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
तातdear one / father (voc.)
तात:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पश्यsee / behold
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
व्युष्टिम्dawn / daybreak
व्युष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्युष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
यथाas / according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
विधिrule / prescribed manner
विधि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यावत्as long as / until
यावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत्
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मनुष्याणाम्of humans
मनुष्याणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अन्नेin food / regarding food
अन्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भावःattitude / disposition / regard
भावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भविष्यतिwill be
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva

Educational Q&A

The verse links divine favor and right order (vidhi) with a lasting human ethic: as long as people maintain proper regard for food—treating it as worthy of respect rather than contempt—the beneficial, ordained outcome remains stable. It underscores gratitude, restraint, and reverence toward sustenance as a foundation of dharma.

Vāyudeva addresses an affectionate “child” (tāta), declaring his satisfaction and inviting the listener to witness the proper, rule-governed result now becoming manifest. He then states a condition for its continuance: it will last as long as humans preserve a respectful disposition toward food.