Shloka 130
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
सगरं च महात्मान॑ मृतं शुश्रुम संजय । ऐक्ष्वांकं पुरुषव्याप्रमतिमानुषविक्रमम्
sagaraṃ ca mahātmānaṃ mṛtaṃ śuśruma sañjaya | aikṣvāṅkaṃ puruṣavyāghra-matimānuṣa-vikramam ||
O Sañjaya, we have heard that the great-souled Sagara has died—born in the Ikṣvāku line, a tiger among men, with a heroic mind and prowess beyond ordinary human measure.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most illustrious—noble in character, exalted in lineage, and extraordinary in valor—are subject to death; this supports the Śānti Parva’s ethical reflection on impermanence and the need to ground life in dharma rather than mere power or fame.
Vāyudeva addresses Sañjaya and reports having heard of King Sagara’s death, praising him as an Ikṣvāku descendant and a peerless hero; the report functions as an exemplum within a broader discourse, emphasizing the universal reach of mortality.