Shloka 5
Night Vigil and Kṛṣṇa’s Instructions to Dāruka (निशि प्रजागरः—दारुकानुशासनम्)
यो भुक्त्वेमां वसुमतीं म्लेच्छाटविकवर्जिताम् । यस्मै ववर्ष पर्जन्यो हिरण्यं परिवत्सरान्,उन्होंने इस पृथ्वीको म्लेच्छों तथा तस्करोंसे रहित करके इसका उपभोग किया और धर्माचरणद्वारा देवताओंकी आराधना तथा बाणोंद्वारा शत्रुओंपर विजय करते हुए अपने गुणोंसे समस्त प्राणियोंका मनोरंजन किया था, उनके लिये मेघने अनेक वर्षोतक सुवर्णकी वर्षा की थी
yo bhuktvemāṃ vasumatīṃ mlecchāṭavikavarjitām | yasmai vavarṣa parjanyo hiraṇyaṃ parivatsarān |
Narada said: “He enjoyed and governed this earth after making it free from mlecchas and forest-bandits. For him, because of his righteous conduct and worship of the gods—and because he overcame enemies by his arrows while delighting all beings through his virtues—Parjanya (the rain-god) rained down gold for many years.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links righteous governance and protection of society with cosmic harmony: when a ruler upholds dharma, restrains lawlessness, and honors the gods, nature and the divine order respond with abundance—symbolized by Parjanya’s rain of gold.
Narada praises a past ruler/hero by describing his reign: he made the land safe from disruptive groups and banditry, defeated enemies in battle, pleased living beings through good qualities, and as a result received extraordinary divine prosperity—gold raining for years.