Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 463

Devanagari script

स्प्रक्ष्यन्ति पुण्यगन्धा च कृष्णमाराधयिष्यसि । फिर मुनिने रुक्मिणीसे भी प्रसन्नतापूर्वक कहा--“शोभने! तुम सम्पूर्ण स्त्रियोंमें उत्तम यश और लोकमें सर्वोत्तम कीर्ति प्राप्त करोगी। भामिनि! तुम्हें बुढ़ापा या रोग अथवा कान्तिहीनता आदि दोष नहीं छू सकेंगे। तुम पवित्र सुगन्धसे सुवासित होकर श्रीकृष्णकी आराधना करोगी

Transliteration

spṛkṣyanti puṇyagandhā ca kṛṣṇam ārādhayiṣyasi |

Translation

风神婆由天说道：“圣洁的芬芳将依附于你，你将以恭敬之心礼拜克里希纳（Kṛṣṇa）。” 在其语境中，这祝福象征道德与灵性的护持：清净（以吉祥香气为表征）与坚定的奉爱被视为善行之果，使一切卑劣败坏之境不能“触及”虔信者。

Word by Word

• स्प्रक्ष्यन्ति: will touch
• स्प्रक्ष्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: Lṛṭ (simple future), 3, plural, Parasmaipada

• पुण्यगन्धाः: having holy fragrance / sweet-smelling (pure)
• पुण्यगन्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यगन्ध
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आराधयिष्यसि: you will worship / propitiate
• आराधयिष्यसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध्
• Form: Lṛṭ (simple future), 2, singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)
• कृष्ण (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purity and merit are portrayed as protective forces: when one lives rightly, auspicious qualities ‘adhere’ to the person, culminating in devoted worship of Kṛṣṇa. The verse frames devotion not as mere ritual but as the ethical fruition of a purified life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva speaks a benediction, foretelling that the addressed person will be marked by auspicious fragrance (a sign of sanctity) and will engage in the worship of Kṛṣṇa. The statement functions as a promise of spiritual excellence and divine-oriented life.