Shloka 80
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
स चेन्ममार सूंजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथा:,'सूंजय! वे राजा दिलीप चारों कल्याणकारी गुणोंमें तुमसे बढ़कर थे। तुम्हारे पुत्रसे भी अधिक पुण्यात्मा थे। जब वे भी मर गये तो दूसरोंकी क्या बात है? अतः तुम्हें अपने मरे हुए पुत्रके लिये शोक नहीं करना चाहिये
sa cen mamāra suṃjaya caturbhadrataras tvayā | putrāt puṇyataras caiva mā putram anutapyathāḥ ||
Vāyu said: “O Suṃjaya, even King Dilīpa—endowed with four auspicious excellences and in every way more blessed than you—has passed away; indeed, he was even more meritorious than your own son. If such a righteous king could not escape death, what need is there to speak of others? Therefore, do not grieve for your departed son.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most virtuous and excellently endowed persons are subject to death; recognizing this universality of impermanence, one should restrain excessive grief and cultivate steadiness grounded in dharma.
Vāyudeva addresses Suṃjaya, consoling him over the death of his son by citing the example of the righteous King Dilīpa: if such a superior and meritorious king has died, then death is inevitable for all, so Suṃjaya should not lament.