Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणप्रतिपूजायामायु: कीर्तिययशो बलम्‌ । लोका लोकेश्चराश्वैव सर्वे ब्राह्मणपूजका:

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa-pratipūjāyām āyuḥ kīrtir yaśo balam | lokā lokeśvarāś caiva sarve brāhmaṇa-pūjakāḥ |

Translation

Vāyu nói: “Ai tôn kính và phụng thờ các Bà-la-môn đúng phép thì được trường thọ, danh tiếng, thanh danh và sức mạnh. Quả thật, mọi cõi và cả các chúa tể của các cõi đều là những kẻ phụng thờ Bà-la-môn.”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मण-प्रतिपूजायाम्: in the honoring (worship) of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण-प्रतिपूजायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + प्रतिपूजा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यशः: renown
• यशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• लोकाः: worlds/people
• लोकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लोक-ईश्वराः: lords of the worlds
• लोक-ईश्वराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मण-पूजकाः: worshippers/honorers of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण-पूजकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + पूजक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Lokāḥ (worlds/realms)
• Lokeśvarāḥ (lords of the worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that honoring brāhmaṇas—symbols of sacred learning, discipline, and restraint—is a dharmic act that yields tangible fruits (longevity, fame, reputation, strength) and aligns one with the wider cosmic order, since even the rulers of the worlds are said to revere them.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking within an instructional context (anuśāsana), emphasizing the merit and social-religious importance of brāhmaṇa worship/ सम्मान, presenting it as a universally upheld practice across realms and by cosmic authorities.