Shloka 41
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
यं लब्ध्वा परमं लाभ॑ नाधिकं मन्यते बुध: । यां सूक्ष्मां परमां प्राप्तिं गच्छन्नव्ययमक्षयम्
yaṁ labdhvā paramaṁ lābhaṁ nādhikaṁ manyate budhaḥ | yāṁ sūkṣmāṁ paramāṁ prāptiṁ gacchann avyayam akṣayam ||
ヴァーユは言った。「それを得たなら、賢者はこれに勝る利得があるとは思わない。その微妙にして至高の到達に至れば、人は朽ちず衰えぬ境地へと進む。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that realization of the highest, subtle Reality is the unsurpassed gain: once attained, no other achievement is considered greater, because it leads to the imperishable, undecaying state (mokṣa).
Vāyu is speaking in Anuśāsana Parva, describing the nature of the supreme attainment sought by the wise—an ultimate realization that transcends ordinary worldly gains and culminates in an imperishable state.