Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 473
Devanagari script
वरिष्ठा च सलोक्या च केशवस्य भविष्यसि । “श्रीकृष्णकी जो सोलह हजार रानियाँ हैं, उन सबमें तुम श्रेष्ठ और पतिके सालोक्यकी अधिकारिणी होओगी”
Transliteration
variṣṭhā ca salokyā ca keśavasya bhaviṣyasi |
Translation
Wika ni Vāyu: “Sa labing-anim na libong reyna ni Keśava, ikaw ang magiging pinakadakila, at makakamtan mo ang sālokya—ang mapalad na kalagayang manahan sa iisang banal na daigdig na kinaroroonan Niya.”
Word by Word
वरिष्ठाthe best, most excellent (fem.)
वरिष्ठा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ (वर्/वृ धातु से तुलनात्मक-उत्तम; प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सलोक्याhaving/entitled to salokya (dwelling in the same world as the Lord)
सलोक्या:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसलोक्य (स + लोक्य; प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
केशवस्यof Keshava (Krishna)
केशवस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भविष्यसिyou will be/become
भविष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu)क
केशव (Keśava / Śrī Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the highest honor is spiritual: closeness to the Divine (sālokya) and preeminence grounded in devotion and merit, rather than mere social status.
Vāyu addresses a woman connected to Keśava, pronouncing a boon/assurance that she will be regarded as foremost among his queens and will share his divine realm (sālokya).