Shloka 11
तत्कथं वै नाद्रियेयमी श्वरोडस्मीति पुत्रक । मा ते मन्युर्महाबाहो भवत्वत्र द्विजान् प्रति
tat kathaṃ vai nādriyeyam īśvaro ’smi iti putraka | mā te manyur mahābāho bhavatv atra dvijān prati ||
“Kung gayon, anak ko, paano ko magagawang hindi igalang ang mga brāhmaṇa? O makapangyarihang bisig, huwag mong hayaang sumiklab dito ang galit laban sa mga ‘dalawang ulit na isinilang’, sa pag-aakalang: ‘Ako ang Panginoon, kayang gawin ang lahat.’ Ang paggalang sa mga brāhmaṇa ay hindi dapat talikuran dahil lamang sa sariling lakas.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even if one feels powerful or ‘capable like a lord’ (īśvaro ’smi), that is not a license to disregard Brahmins or dharmic authorities; anger toward the dvijas should be restrained, and reverence maintained as a matter of dharma.
Vāyudeva addresses his son, explaining that in the given situation he cannot neglect honoring Brahmins, and he admonishes the son not to become angry at the twice-born, framing the issue as a test of self-control and proper conduct.