Shloka 24
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
“मरुदगणोंने मरुत्तके यज्ञमें उस समय खूब सोमरसका पान किया था। राजाने जो दक्षिणाएँ दी थीं, वे देवताओं, मनुष्यों और गन्धर्वोंके सभी यज्ञोंसे बढ़कर थीं ।। स चेन्ममार सूंजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्वैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथा:,'सृंजय! धर्म, ज्ञान, वैराग्य तथा ऐश्वर्य--इन चारों बातोंमें राजा मरुत्त तुमसे बढ़- चढ़कर थे और तुम्हारे पुत्रसे भी अधिक पुण्यात्मा थे। जब वे भी मर गये, तब औरोंकी क्या बात है? अतः तुम अपने पुत्रके लिये शोक न करो
marudgaṇāḥ maruttakasya yajñe tasmin kāle bahu soma-rasaṃ pītavantaḥ | rājñā dattā dakṣiṇāḥ devānāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ ca sarva-yajñebhyo 'dhikā āsan || sa cen marutaḥ, sṛñjaya, caturbhadra-taraḥ tvayā | putrāt puṇya-taraś caiva; mā putram anutapyathāḥ ||
Vāyu said: “At that time, in Marutta’s sacrifice, the hosts of the Maruts drank Soma in abundance. The gifts (dakṣiṇās) that the king bestowed surpassed those given in the sacrifices of gods, humans, and Gandharvas alike. Yet even that King Marutta—who excelled you, Sṛñjaya, in the four auspicious excellences (dharma, knowledge, dispassion, and lordly prosperity), and who was even more meritorious than your son—has also died. If such a one has passed away, what need is there to speak of others? Therefore, do not grieve for your son.”
वायुदेव उवाच