Shloka 24
कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः
Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature
त॑ सर्वगुणसम्पन्नं दक्ष शुचिमनामयम् । कालज्ञं च प्रियज्ञं च क: प्रियं न करिष्यति,वे सम्पूर्ण गुणोंसे सुशोभित, कार्यकुशल, पवित्र, नीरोग, समयका मूल्य समझनेवाले और परम प्रिय आत्मतत्त्वके ज्ञाता हैं; फिर कौन उन्हें अपना प्रिय नहीं बनायेगा?
taṁ sarvaguṇasampannaṁ dakṣaṁ śucim anāmayam | kālajñaṁ ca priyajñaṁ ca kaḥ priyaṁ na kariṣyati ||
Vāyu berkata: “Dia dikurniai segala kebajikan—cekapan dan tangkas dalam tindakan, suci dalam perilaku, bebas daripada penyakit, mengetahui waktu yang tepat serta nilainya, dan benar-benar memahami apa yang patut dikasihi dan dihargai. Maka siapakah yang tidak akan menjadikannya insan yang dicintai?”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that comprehensive virtue—competence, purity, health, timely judgment, and understanding of what is truly dear—naturally inspires affection and respect. Ethical excellence is presented as self-authenticating: such a person becomes beloved without coercion.
Vāyudeva is praising an exemplary individual by listing his qualities. The statement functions as a commendation within the Shanti Parva’s moral discourse, arguing that a person of such virtues inevitably wins people’s love.