Shloka 3
Sāttvika-vṛtta-kathana (Brahmā on the Conduct of Sattva) — Chapter 38
क्षमा धृतिरहिंसा च समता सत्यमार्जवम् | अक्रोधश्वानसूया च शौचं दाक्ष्यं पराक्रम:
kṣamā dhṛtir ahiṃsā ca samatā satyam ārjavam | akrodhaś cān asūyā ca śaucaṃ dākṣyaṃ parākramaḥ ||
Dewa Vāyu bersabda: “Kesabaran, keteguhan, ahimsa (tidak melakukan kekerasan), keseimbangan batin, kebenaran, dan kelurusan; bebas daripada amarah, tidak mencari-cari cela, kesucian, kemahiran, serta keberanian—itulah tanda-tanda nyata sifat sattva (sattva-guṇa).”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists the hallmark virtues that arise from sattva—clarity and harmony of mind—such as forgiveness, steadiness, non-violence, truth, straightforwardness, freedom from anger, non-carping, purity, competence, and valor.
Vāyu-deva is instructing by defining ethical qualities, specifically identifying which traits are to be recognized as the ‘functions’ or manifestations of the sattva-guṇa.