Shloka 8
ब्राह्मणप्रमुखं सौम्यं न मे5त्रास्ति विचारणा
brāhmaṇa-pramukhaṃ saumyaṃ na me ’trāsti vicāraṇā | brāhmaṇeṣu śānta-bhāvasya prādhānyam | etad-viṣaye mama na vicāraṇā | brāhmaṇa-pūjanād āyuḥ kīrtiḥ yaśaḥ balaṃ ca prāpyate | sarve lokāḥ lokeśvarāś ca brāhmaṇa-pūjakāḥ santi ||
वायू म्हणाला— “हे सौम्य, ब्राह्मण सर्वांत अग्रस्थानी आहेत—यात मला किंचितही शंका नाही. ब्राह्मणांत शांतीस्वभावाची प्रधानता असते; म्हणून याविषयी विचार करण्याची गरज नाही. ब्राह्मणपूजेने आयुष्य, कीर्ती, यश आणि बल प्राप्त होते. सर्व लोक आणि लोकेश्वरही ब्राह्मणांचे उपासक आहेत.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Brahmins are to be regarded as foremost due to their predominance of peacefulness and restraint, and that honoring them is a dharmic act yielding tangible fruits—longevity, renown, fame, and strength—so universally valued that even cosmic rulers are described as their worshippers.
Vāyu is speaking to a ‘gentle one’ (saumya), asserting decisively the primacy of Brahmins and emphasizing the ethical and karmic benefits of reverencing them, framing this as an established principle rather than a point requiring debate.