Shloka 21

कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः

Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature

Devanagari script

कृतश्रम: कृतप्रज्ञो न च तृप्त: समाधित: । नित्ययुक्तो5प्रमत्तश्न तस्मात्‌ सर्वत्र पूजित:

Transliteration

kṛtaśramaḥ kṛtaprajño na ca tṛptaḥ samādhitaḥ | nityayukto 'pramattaś ca tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ||

Translation

Ngài đã dốc sức lớn lao trong việc tu tập yoga; trí tuệ được gọt giũa, trở nên thanh tịnh và vững bền. Dẫu an trụ trong samādhi, ngài vẫn không tự mãn mà buông lơi. Luôn kỷ luật, thường trực gắn với bổn phận và không hề lơ là; vì thế được tôn kính ở khắp nơi.

Word by Word

• {'kṛta-śramaḥ': 'one who has performed (great) effort

• one who has completed austerous exertion', 'kṛta-prajñaḥ': 'one whose discernment is accomplished/formed

• a person of mature, purified understanding', 'na ca': 'and not', 'tṛptaḥ': 'satisfied, satiated, complacent', 'samādhitaḥ': 'collected, composed

• established in samādhi (deep concentration)', 'nitya-yuktaḥ': 'always yoked/engaged

• constantly disciplined and devoted to practice or duty', 'apramattaḥ': 'non-negligent, vigilant, not careless', 'tasmāt': 'therefore, for that reason', 'sarvatra': 'everywhere, in all places/contexts', 'pūjitaḥ': 'honored, revered, worshipped'}

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Wind-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True spiritual maturity is shown not only by attaining concentration (samādhi) but by remaining vigilant and continually committed to one’s duties without negligence; such steadiness earns universal respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu (the Wind-god) is describing the qualities of an exemplary person—one who has labored in disciplined practice, possesses mature discernment, does not become complacent even in samādhi, and remains constantly attentive to rightful conduct—explaining why such a person is honored everywhere.