Shloka 10
त्रिवर्गे चापवर्गे च यश:श्रीरोगशान्तिषु । देवतापितृपूजासु संतोष्याश्चैव नो द्विजा:
vāyudeva uvāca | trivarge cāpavarge ca yaśaḥśrīrogaśāntiṣu | devatāpitṛpūjāsu santoṣyāś caiva no dvijāḥ ||
Vāyudeva disse: “Para o êxito nos três fins da vida —dharma, artha e kāma— e também para a libertação; para alcançar fama, prosperidade, saúde e alívio das doenças; e nos momentos de culto aos deuses e aos ancestrais — em todas essas ocasiões, devemos assegurar que os brāhmaṇas fiquem plenamente satisfeitos.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the proper honoring and full satisfaction of brāhmaṇas—especially through respectful hospitality, gifts, and ritual propriety—is presented as a means to secure both worldly goals (dharma, wealth, pleasure, fame, prosperity, health) and the highest goal (mokṣa).
Vāyudeva is delivering an instruction within the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader discourse on dharma, emphasizing the religious and social duty of supporting brāhmaṇas, particularly during worship of the gods and ancestral rites.