Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सो<यं वहल्लिरुपागम्य पादमूले ममान्तिकम्‌ । शिष्यवत्‌ परिचर्यार्थ शान्त: प्रकृतिमागत:,वही यह अग्निरूपी प्राण मेरे पास लौटकर आया है और निकट पहुँचनेपर शिष्यकी भाँति परिचर्या करनेके लिये उसने मेरे चरणोंमें प्रणाम किया है । इसके बाद शान्त होकर वह अपनी पूर्वावस्थाको प्राप्त हो गया है

Transliteration

so ’yaṁ vahallir upāgamya pādamūle mamāntikam | śiṣyavat paricaryārthaṁ śāntaḥ prakṛtim āgataḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu berkata: “Vahalli inilah yang kembali kepadaku; apabila mendekati pangkal kakiku, ia tunduk di kaki, seperti seorang murid, memohon untuk berkhidmat. Sesudah itu, setelah menjadi tenang, ia kembali kepada keadaan semula jadinya.”

Word by Word

सःhe/that one

अयम्this (one)

वहल्लिःVahalli (proper name)

उपागम्यhaving approached

पादमूलेat the foot/at the feet (lit. at the root of the feet)

ममof me/my

अन्तिकम्near; vicinity

शिष्यवत्like a disciple

परिचर्यार्थम्for the purpose of service/attendance

शान्तःcalm, pacified

प्रकृतिम्natural state; original condition

आगतःhaving come; returned; attained

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Vahalli

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of humility and disciplined service: approaching a worthy authority with reverence (at the feet), adopting the attitude of a disciple, and through calmness returning to one’s proper nature.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva narrates that Vahalli comes back to him, bows at his feet, and offers service like a student. After this act of submission and service, Vahalli becomes peaceful and regains his earlier, natural state.