Shloka 19
Indraprastha Prosperity and the Arjuna–Kṛṣṇa Yamunā Excursion (इन्द्रप्रस्थ-वैभवम् तथा यमुनाविहारः)
तमुवाचाथ राजा स सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वच: । राजा प्रभञ्जनो नाम कुलेडस्मिन् सम्बभूव ह,तब राजाने उन्हें सान्त्वना देते हुए कहा--“इस कुलमें पहले प्रभंजन नामसे प्रसिद्ध एक राजा हो गये हैं
tam uvāca atha rājā sa sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ | rājā prabhañjano nāma kule 'smin sambabhūva ha ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then that king addressed him with words of reassurance: “In this very lineage there once arose a king renowned by the name Prabhañjana.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of consolation grounded in lineage and exemplars: recalling a worthy predecessor can steady the mind, restore confidence, and orient one toward dharma through remembered models of conduct.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a king speaks soothingly to someone and begins a lineage-based reassurance by citing an earlier ruler of the same family, named Prabhañjana, as a notable precedent.