Shloka 9
ब्राह्मणप्रतिपूजायामायु: कीर्तिययशो बलम् । लोका लोकेश्चराश्वैव सर्वे ब्राह्मणपूजका:
brāhmaṇa-pratipūjāyām āyuḥ kīrtir yaśo balam | lokā lokeśvarāś caiva sarve brāhmaṇa-pūjakāḥ |
風神ヴāユは言った。「婆羅門を敬い、しかるべく供養する者は、長寿・名声・善き評判・力を得る。まことに、あらゆる世界、さらには諸世界の主たちさえも、婆羅門を供養する者である。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that honoring brāhmaṇas—symbols of sacred learning, discipline, and restraint—is a dharmic act that yields tangible fruits (longevity, fame, reputation, strength) and aligns one with the wider cosmic order, since even the rulers of the worlds are said to revere them.
Vāyudeva is speaking within an instructional context (anuśāsana), emphasizing the merit and social-religious importance of brāhmaṇa worship/ सम्मान, presenting it as a universally upheld practice across realms and by cosmic authorities.