Shloka 53
न तमापत् स्पृशेत् काचिद् विज्वरो नजरावह: । विरजा: श्रेयसा युक्त: प्रेत्य स्वर्गमवाप्तुयात्,उसके ऊपर कोई आपत्ति नहीं आती। वह चिन्तारहित होता है। उसके ऊपर जरावस्थाका आक्रमण नहीं होता। वह रागशून्य होकर कल्याणका भागी होता है तथा मृत्युके पश्चात् स्वर्गलोकमें जाता है
na tam āpat spṛśet kācid vijvaro na-jarāvahaḥ | virajaḥ śreyasā yuktaḥ pretya svargam avāpnuyāt ||
Agastya said: No calamity touches such a person; he remains free from feverish distress, and the onslaught of old age does not overtake him. Being without passion and aligned with the highest good, he attains heaven after death.
अगस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that freedom from passion (viraja) and commitment to śreyas (the highest good) protect a person from worldly afflictions and lead to a blessed posthumous destiny (Svarga). It frames inner detachment and ethical alignment as the source of both present serenity and future welfare.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Agastya is instructing about the fruits of virtuous conduct. Here he describes the auspicious results that accrue to a person characterized by calmness, freedom from agitation, and detachment—culminating in attainment of heaven after death.