Shloka 7
ययातिपतन-कारणम् (The Cause of Yayāti’s Fall) — Nārada’s Counsel on Pride and Reconciliation
प्राप्तवानस्मि यल्लोके क्षत्रवंशोद्धवं यश: । वीरशब्दफलं चैव तेन संयुज्यतां भवान्
prāptavān asmi yal loke kṣatravaṁśodbhavaṁ yaśaḥ | vīraśabdaphalaṁ caiva tena saṁyujyatāṁ bhavān ||
Nārada said: “I have attained in this world the fame that arises from the lineage of kṣatriyas, and also the reward that comes from being acclaimed a ‘hero.’ May you too be joined with that—may you gain such renown and the true fruit of valor.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a kṣatriya ideal: honorable fame (yaśas) and the ‘fruit’ of being recognized as heroic should be grounded in genuine valor and conduct worthy of praise, not merely in birth or empty acclaim.
Nārada speaks in a laudatory, exhortative tone, stating that he has gained worldly renown connected with kṣatriya lineage and heroic reputation, and he urges the listener (addressed respectfully as bhavān) to attain the same—i.e., to be united with such glory and its results.