स पुण्यबन्धुः पुरुषो मरुद्भिः सह मोदते ॥३१॥
bhrÄtá¹á¹‡Äá¹ prÄyaṇaá¹ bhrÄtÄ
yo 'nutiá¹£á¹hati dharmavit
sa puṇya-bandhuḥ puruṣo
marudbhiḥ saha modate
bhrÄtá¹á¹‡Äm - of elder brothers; prÄyaṇam - the path; bhrÄtÄ - a faithful brother; yaḥ - one who; anutiá¹£á¹hati - follows; dharma-vit - knowing the religious principles; saḥ - that; puṇya-bandhuḥ - highly pious; puruá¹£aḥ - person; marudbhiḥ - the demigods of the winds; saha - with; modate - enjoys life.
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.
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. NÄrada Muni advised PrajÄpati Daká¹£a’s second group of sons to follow their elder brothers and be promoted to the spiritual world.
