Shloka 15

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

महाभाग्यं पुरा राज्ञां कीर्त्यमानं मया शृणु

Transliteration

mahābhāgyaṃ purā rājñāṃ kīrtyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu

Translation

Hear from me an account, celebrated since ancient times, of the great good fortune of kings—held up as a remembered example of what righteous conduct can bring.

Word by Word

• महाभाग्यम्: great good fortune
• महाभाग्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, in the past
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• राज्ञाम्: of kings
• राज्ञाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कीर्त्यमानम्: being celebrated/being recounted
• कीर्त्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तय्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• शृणु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: लोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Wind-god)
• kings (rājāḥ, generic)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a didactic exemplum: true “great fortune” for rulers is something earned and remembered through praiseworthy conduct, implying that royal prosperity is ethically grounded in dharma and becomes a model for later generations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva begins a discourse by inviting the listener to hear an ancient, widely celebrated account about the great fortune of kings—signaling the start of a story or illustration meant to instruct on righteous rule and its rewards.