Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 266
स ददाति मनुष्येभ्य: स एवाक्षिपते पुन: । पुण्यात्मा और शरणागतवत्सल तो वे इतने हैं कि शरणमें आये हुए किसी प्राणीका त्याग नहीं करते। वे ही मनुष्योंको आयु
sa dadāti manuṣyebhyaḥ sa evākṣipate punaḥ | puṇyātmāḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalāś ca te itthaṃ śaraṇam āgatam api kaṃcana prāṇinaṃ na tyajanti | te eva manuṣyān āyuḥ ārogyaṃ aiśvaryaṃ dhanaṃ ca samastāḥ kāmanāś ca pradadati te eva punaḥ tāni apaharanti |
风神（Vāyu-deva）说道：赐予人类者是他，复又夺回者亦唯有他。他德行清净，对归依者慈怜至深，凡来投靠求护的众生，他从不舍弃。人的寿命、健康、主宰之权、财富与诸愿圆满，皆由他赐下；而到了一定时节，也由他再行收回。此教诲在于：当知得失皆在神圣主宰之中，福祸迁变之际，当无怨而归依。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
All worldly endowments—life, health, prosperity, wealth, and desired enjoyments—are granted by the Supreme and can be withdrawn by Him; therefore one should cultivate surrender, gratitude, and equanimity rather than pride in gain or bitterness in loss.
Vāyu-deva is instructing the listener about the Lord’s compassionate nature toward those who seek refuge and about the Lord’s ultimate control over human fortunes, emphasizing that divine giving and taking are part of a larger moral and cosmic order.