Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 553
पूजयस्व महाभागान् वाम्भिदनिश्व नित्यदा | प्रभो! कुन्तीनन्दन! इसी प्रकार आप भी सदा मीठे वचन बोलकर और नाना प्रकारके दान देकर महाभाग ब्राह्मणोंकी सर्वदा पूजा करते रहें
pūjayasva mahābhāgān brāhmaṇān nityadā | prabho kuntīnandana! evaṃ tvam api sadā madhuravacanaiḥ nānāvidhair dānaiś ca mahābhāgabrāhmaṇān sarvadā pūjayatām ||
风神伐由说道：“当恒常礼敬高贵的婆罗门。主宰啊，昆蒂之子，你亦当常常尊崇并侍奉那些卓越的婆罗门——以甘美恭敬之言相待，并施与种种布施。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through continual reverence for the learned and virtuous—especially brāhmaṇas—expressed not only by material charity (dāna) but also by refined, gentle speech (madhura-vacana).
Vāyu-deva addresses the son of Kuntī with counsel, urging him to maintain a steady practice of honoring eminent brāhmaṇas through respectful words and diverse gifts, framing this as an ongoing royal and ethical duty.