Shloka 49
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
ऋतं सत्य परं ब्रह्म स्तुवन्त्याथर्वणा द्विजा: । यज्ञस्य परमा योनि: पतिश्नायं पर: स्मृत:
ṛtaṃ satyaṃ paraṃ brahma stuvanty ātharvaṇā dvijāḥ | yajñasya paramā yoniḥ patiśnāyaṃ paraḥ smṛtaḥ ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “Ang mga dvija na paring Atharvan ay pumupuri sa Ṛta (kaayusang kosmiko), Satya (katotohanan), at sa kataas-taasang Brahman. Siya’y inaalala bilang pinakamataas na pinagmulan at sinapupunan ng sakripisyo, at bilang pinakadakilang Panginoon—karapat-dapat sa mapitagang papuri.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical truthfulness (satya) and cosmic order (ṛta) with the supreme Brahman, presenting Brahman as the ultimate ground of yajña. It implies that ritual is not merely external performance but is rooted in truth and the sustaining order of reality.
Vāyu is speaking and cites the Vedic (Atharvan) tradition: the twice-born priests hymn ṛta, satya, and the supreme Brahman, affirming Brahman as the highest origin of sacrifice and the supreme Lord worthy of praise.