Shloka 38
विप्रकारान् प्रयुद्धक्ते सम सुबहून् मम वेश्मनि । तानुदारतया चाहं चक्षमे चातिदुःसहान्
viprakārān prayuddhakte samabahūn mama veśmani | tān udāratayā cāhaṃ cakṣame cātiduḥsahān ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “Sa sarili kong tahanan, maraming brahmana ang nagkasala laban sa akin at kumilos pa nang may pagkapoot. Bagama’t ang kanilang mga gawa ay lubhang mahirap tiisin, tiniis ko iyon at pinatawad sila dahil sa aking kagandahang-loob.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness) as a dharmic strength: even when wronged severely—especially within one’s own home—one should restrain anger and respond with magnanimity rather than retaliation.
Vāyudeva speaks about being wronged by many brāhmaṇas in his own residence; despite their hostile and unbearable offenses, he chose to endure and forgive them, presenting his conduct as an ethical example.