Shloka 41

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

यद्यप्यहमदृष्टं वो दिव्यमद्भुतदर्शनम्‌ | दिवि वा भुवि वा किंचित्‌ पश्याम्यमरदर्शना:

Transliteration

yady apy aham adṛṣṭaṃ vo divyam adbhuta-darśanam | divi vā bhuvi vā kiṃcit paśyāmy amara-darśanāḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Vāyu: “Bagama’t hindi ninyo nakita, tuwirang nasasaksihan ko ang anumang banal at kagila-gilalas na dapat makita—sa langit man o sa lupa. Ang ganitong paningin na nakaaalam sa lahat ay likás kong kahusayan; hindi ito napipigil saanman. Gayunman, ang kapangyarihang maharlika na nananahan sa akin ay hindi ko itinuturing na isang kababalaghan. Subalit ang salitang binigkas at napakinggan sa tainga ng mga mabubuti ay karapat-dapat pagtiwalaan, at nananatili sa daigdig nang matagal, gaya ng guhit na inukit sa bato.”

Word by Word

• यद्यपि: although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्यपि

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अदृष्टम्: unseen
• अदृष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वः: of you (all)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्भुत-दर्शनम्: a wondrous sight/vision
• अद्भुत-दर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुतदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• किंचित्: anything, something
• किंचित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अमर-दर्शनाः: O you whose appearance is like the immortals (gods)
• अमर-दर्शनाः: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमरदर्शना
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• heaven (divi)
• earth (bhuvi)
• the virtuous/good people (satpuruṣa, implied in the prose continuation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Extraordinary powers or knowledge need not produce pride; more importantly, the words that circulate among the truly virtuous are reliable and leave a lasting moral imprint—like an inscription on stone—shaping dharma in the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu speaks to revered seers, asserting his unobstructed divine perception of wondrous realities in heaven and on earth, while emphasizing that trustworthy tradition and testimony among good people endure and guide conduct.