Shloka 26
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
नूनमद्य कृतार्था: सम नून॑ प्राप्ता: सतां गतिम् । यां गतिं प्रार्थयन्तीह ज्ञाननिर्मलबुद्धयः,ज्ञानसे निर्मल बुद्धिवाले ज्ञानी पुरुष यहाँ जिस गतिको प्राप्त करना चाहते हैं, सत्पुरुषोंकी उसी गतिको निश्चित रूपसे हम प्राप्त हो गये हैं; अतः आज हम निश्चय ही कृतार्थ हो गये
nūnam adya kṛtārthāḥ sma nūnaṁ prāptāḥ satāṁ gatim | yāṁ gatiṁ prārthayantīha jñāna-nirmala-buddhayaḥ ||
Vāyu said: “Surely today we have fulfilled our purpose; indeed we have attained the very state reached by the virtuous. That goal which the wise—whose understanding is purified by true knowledge—seek here in this world, that very goal we have certainly obtained. Therefore, today we are truly accomplished.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True fulfillment is defined not by external success but by attaining the ‘gati’ of the virtuous—an ethical-spiritual end sought by the wise whose intellect is purified through knowledge.
Vāyu declares a moment of completion: he (speaking for himself/companions) affirms that they have reached the exalted destination associated with saintly persons—the very goal that enlightened seekers aspire to while living in the world.