Shloka 41

Devanagari script

गुरुउ्वाच इत्युक्तास्ते तु मुनयो गुरुणा ब्रह्मणा तथा । कृतवन्तो महात्मानस्ततो लोकमवाप्नुवन्‌

Transliteration

guruḥ uvāca ity uktās te tu munayo guruṇā brahmaṇā tathā | kṛtavanto mahātmānas tato lokam avāpnuvan ||

Translation

风神伐由说道：既蒙其师——梵天自身——如是教诲，那些大心仙人便一一依教奉行。凭此信受力行，他们得至殊胜之界。

Word by Word

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्ताः: having been told / instructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गुरुणा: by the teacher
• गुरुणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कृतवन्तः: having done / acted
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्तवत् (perfective active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मानः: great-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: thereupon/from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुवन्: they attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Brahmā
• Guru (teacher)
• Munis (sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Instruction bears fruit when it is translated into conduct: the sages attain a higher realm because they practice exactly what Brahmā, their guru, taught—highlighting the ethical primacy of disciplined obedience and lived dharma over mere listening.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu narrates that certain sages, having been instructed by Brahmā as their teacher, follow his guidance accordingly; as a consequence of that faithful practice, they attain an excellent world (a superior spiritual state or realm).