Shloka 13
Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्
स त्वमेवंविध॑ वायुं सर्वसत्त्वभृतां वरम् । न पूजयसि पूज्यं तं किमन्यद् बुद्धिलाघवात्,इस प्रकार समस्त बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ एवं पूजनीय वायुदेवकी जो तुम पूजा नहीं करते हो, यह तुम्हारी बुद्धिकी लघुताके सिवा और क्या है
sa tvam evaṁvidhaṁ vāyuṁ sarvasattvabhṛtāṁ varam | na pūjayasi pūjyaṁ taṁ kim anyad buddhi-lāghavāt ||
Nārada berkata: “Engkau, walaupun mampu memahami, tidak memuliakan Vāyu—yang layak dihormati dan yang terunggul antara mereka yang menopang segala makhluk bernyawa. Jika engkau gagal menyembah yang patut disembah, apakah itu selain kekerdilan dan kedangkalan akal budi?”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should recognize and honor what is truly worthy of reverence—especially beneficent divine powers that sustain life. Neglecting rightful worship is presented as a moral and intellectual failing, rooted in poor discernment.
Narada rebukes the listener for not paying due honor to Vayu, praising Vayu as the foremost sustainer of living beings and framing the neglect as evidence of diminished understanding.