Shloka 76
अस्मिल्लोके रौक्मिणेय तथामुष्षिंश्व पुत्रक महाराज! प्रद्युम्नके ऐसा कहनेपर मैंने उसको उत्तर दिया। रुक्मिणीनन्दन! ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजा करनेसे क्या फल मिलता है
asmi loke raukmi ey a tath01mu i va putraka mah01r01ja! pradyumnake eva kathan13para may01 tasmai uttara dattam | rukmi 2bnandana! br01hma ap6bj01y01 phala ki labhyate tad aha vak y01mi; tvam ek01gracitta bh6btv01 5bu | vatsa! br01hma 01n01 r01j01 soma (candrama ) | ata ete iha loke paratra ca sukha-du kha-prad01ne samarth01 bhavanti |
Vāyu disse: “Ó filho de Rukmiṇī, ó criança, ó grande rei—quando Pradyumna falou assim, eu lhe respondi. Ó filho de Rukmiṇī, explicarei que fruto se obtém ao honrar os brâmanes; escuta com a mente concentrada. Meu filho, entre os brâmanes o soberano é Soma, a Lua. Por isso, neste mundo e no outro, eles são capazes de dispensar tanto felicidade quanto sofrimento.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honoring Brahmins yields significant moral and spiritual consequences; Brahmins are portrayed as powerful agents of karmic outcome, able to confer well-being or adversity in both this life and the next, with Soma (the Moon) symbolically presented as their sovereign.
Vayu responds to Pradyumna (addressed as Rukmini’s son) and begins a didactic explanation about the rewards of Brahmin-veneration, framing Brahmins as influential in determining happiness and suffering across worlds.