Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
रथे रथे शतं चाश्वा देशजा हेममालिन: । अश्वे अश्वे शतं गावो गवां तद्घदजाविकम्
rathe rathe śataṃ cāśvā deśajā hemamālinaḥ | aśve aśve śataṃ gāvo gavāṃ tad ghadajāvikam ||
প্ৰত্যেক ৰথৰ সৈতে সোণৰ মালাৰে সজ্জিত দেশজ এশটা অশ্ব আছিল। প্ৰতিটো অশ্বৰ সৈতে এশটা গাভী, আৰু প্ৰতিটো গাভীৰ সৈতে পুনৰ এশটা মেষ আৰু ছাগলীও দান কৰা হৈছিল।
वायुदेव उवाच
The verse emphasizes the dharmic ideal of dāna: righteous prosperity is expressed through generous distribution of wealth, especially in forms that sustain society—cattle and livestock—rather than mere hoarding.
Vāyu describes an extraordinary scale of endowments: each chariot is accompanied by a hundred horses; each horse by a hundred cows; and each cow by a hundred sheep and goats—depicting a cascading abundance of gifts or possessions.