Shloka 46
कीर्ति चानुत्तमां लोके समवाप्स्यसि शोभने । न त्वां जरा वा रोगो वा वैवर्ण्य चापि भाविनि
kīrtiṃ cānuttamāṃ loke samavāpsyasi śobhane | na tvāṃ jarā vā rogo vā vaivarṇyaṃ cāpi bhāvini ||
Vāyu said: “O radiant one, you will attain unsurpassed fame in the world. Neither old age nor disease nor even loss of complexion will ever befall you.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a divine benediction: true excellence is marked by enduring kīrti (renown grounded in virtue) and by protection from the usual signs of human decline—old age, illness, and loss of radiance—signifying the fruit of extraordinary merit and divine favor.
Vāyu (the Wind-god) addresses a woman respectfully as “śobhane/bhāvini,” granting her a promise of unmatched fame and freedom from bodily deterioration, functioning as a prophetic assurance within the Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic and blessing-oriented discourse.