Shloka 6
Adhyāya 138: Vāyu’s Exempla on Brāhmaṇa-Prabhāva and a Cosmological Clarification
मया होता हानुज्ञाता: पूर्वमासन् कृते युगे | ततो5हमनुनीतो वै ब्रह्मणा पच्मययोनिना,मैंने पहले सत्ययुगमें गौओंको अपने पास रहनेकी आज्ञा दी थी। पद्मयोनि ब्रह्माजीने इसके लिये मुझसे बहुत अनुनय-विनय की थी
mayā hotāḥ ānujñātāḥ pūrvam āsan kṛte yuge | tato 'ham anunīto vai brahmaṇā padmayayoninā ||
ព្រះមហេស្វរៈមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «នៅក្នុងយុគក្រឹត (Kṛta Yuga) កាលពីមុន ខ្ញុំបានអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យហ្វូងគោស្នាក់នៅជាមួយខ្ញុំ។ បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះព្រហ្មា—អ្នកកើតពីផ្កាឈូក—បានអង្វរខ្ញុំដោយស្មោះស្ម័គ្រយ៉ាងខ្លាំង (ឲ្យដោះលែង/ឲ្យរៀបចំឲ្យសមគួរ)»។
महेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights divine stewardship and dharmic negotiation: even among deities, the welfare and rightful placement of sacred beings (here, cows) is handled through permission, request, and alignment with cosmic order (yuga-dharma).
Maheśvara recounts a past event: in the Kṛta Yuga he allowed the cows to stay with him, and later Brahmā (the lotus-born) earnestly petitioned him regarding them—setting up the subsequent explanation of their proper role and disposition.