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
nūnam adya kṛtārthāḥ sma nūnaṁ prāptāḥ satāṁ gatim | yāṁ gatiṁ prārthayantīha jñāna-nirmala-buddhayaḥ ||
Dijo Vāyu: «Ciertamente hoy hemos cumplido nuestro propósito; en verdad, hemos alcanzado el mismo estado al que llegan los virtuosos. Aquella meta que los sabios—cuya comprensión es purificada por el conocimiento verdadero—anhelan en este mundo, esa misma meta la hemos obtenido sin duda. Por ello, hoy estamos verdaderamente realizados».
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.