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 ||
وہ ہر خوبی سے آراستہ، کام میں ماہر، کردار میں پاکیزہ، بیماری سے بےنیاز، وقت کی پہچان رکھنے والا اور جو حقیقتاً محبوب و لائقِ محبت ہے اسے جاننے والا ہے؛ پھر کون اسے اپنا محبوب نہ بنائے گا؟
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.