Shloka 12
द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः
Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa
तत्रास्य गाथा गायन्ति ये पुराणविदो जना: । रन्तिदेवस्य तां दृष्टवा समृद्धिमतिमानुषीम्,राजा रन्तिदेवकी वह अलौकिक समृद्धि देखकर पुराणवेत्ता पुरुष वहाँ इस प्रकार उनकी यशोगाथा गाया करते थे
tatrāsya gāthā gāyanti ye purāṇavido janāḥ | rantidevasya tāṃ dṛṣṭvā samṛddhim atimānuṣīm ||
There, those people who are learned in the Purāṇas sing a traditional eulogy about him. Having beheld that extraordinary, more-than-human prosperity of King Rantideva, they celebrate his fame in song.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
True renown is grounded in dharma: when a king’s greatness is described as ‘beyond human,’ it hints that ethical conduct and accumulated merit elevate prosperity into something exemplary, worthy of being preserved in sacred-traditional memory.
Nārada reports that tradition-versed people (Purāṇa-knowers) sing a formal praise-song about King Rantideva after witnessing his extraordinary prosperity, thereby framing his life as a celebrated model within inherited lore.