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Text 31

Text 31

Devanagari

Devanagari

भ्रातृणां प्रायणं भ्राता योऽनुतिष्ठति धर्मवित् ।
स पुण्यबन्धु: पुरुषो मरुद्भ‍ि: सह मोदते ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

Texto

bhrātṝṇāṁ prāyaṇaṁ bhrātā
yo ’nutiṣṭhati dharmavit
sa puṇya-bandhuḥ puruṣo
marudbhiḥ saha modate
bhrātṝṇāṁ prāyaṇaṁ bhrātā
yo ’nutiṣṭhati dharmavit
sa puṇya-bandhuḥ puruṣo
marudbhiḥ saha modate

Synonyms

Palabra por palabra

bhrātṝṇām — of elder brothers; prāyaṇam — the path; bhrātā — a faithful brother; yaḥ — one who; anutiṣṭhati — follows; dharma-vit — knowing the religious principles; saḥ — that; puṇya-bandhuḥ — highly pious; puruṣaḥ — person; marudbhiḥ — the demigods of the winds; saha — with; modate — enjoys life.

bhrātṝṇām — de hermanos mayores; prāyaṇam — el camino; bhrātā — un hermano fiel; yaḥ — aquel que; anutiṣṭhati — sigue; dharma-vit — conocer los principios religiosos; saḥ — esa; puṇya-bandhuḥ — muy piadosa; puruṣaḥ — persona; marudbhiḥ — los semidioses de los vientos; saha — con; modate — disfruta de la vida.

Translation

Traducción

A brother aware of the principles of religion follows in the footsteps of his elder brothers. Because of being highly elevated, such a pious brother gets the opportunity to associate and enjoy with demigods like the Maruts, who are all affectionate to their brothers.

Un hermano consciente de los principios de la religión sigue los pasos de sus hermanos mayores. Debido a su elevada posición, ese hermano piadoso recibe la oportunidad de disfrutar en compañía de semidioses como los Maruts, que muestran gran cariño por sus hermanos.

Purport

Significado

According to their belief in various material relationships, people are promoted to various planets. Here it is said that one who is very faithful to his brothers should follow a path similar to theirs and get the opportunity for promotion to Marudloka. Nārada Muni advised Prajāpati Dakṣa’s second group of sons to follow their elder brothers and be promoted to the spiritual world.

Conforme a la fe que deposita en diversas relaciones materiales, la gente se eleva a distintos planetas. En este verso se dice que la persona que es muy fiel a sus hermanos, debe seguir sus pasos y gozar de la posibilidad de elevarse a Marudloka. Nārada Muni aconsejó a la segunda generación de hijos de Prajāpati Dakṣa que siguiesen a sus hermanos mayores y se elevasen al mundo espiritual.