Shloka 118
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
यावत्य: सिकता राजन् गज़जायां पुरुषर्षभ । तावतीरेव गा: प्रादादामूर्तरयसो गय:
yāvatyaḥ sikatā rājan gajajāyāṃ puruṣarṣabha | tāvatīr eva gāḥ prādād āmūrtarayaso gayaḥ ||
Vāyu dit : «Ô roi, ô le meilleur des hommes ! Autant il y a de grains de sable à Gajajā, autant de vaches Gaya—dont les dons étaient faits avec une substance pleine et tangible—accorda en aumône.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises extraordinary dāna as a pillar of dharma: a righteous king uses real, substantial wealth to benefit others, and such generosity becomes an ethical exemplar for rulers.
Vāyu addresses a king and cites Gaya as an illustration of supreme generosity, stating that Gaya donated an immense number of cows—likened to the countless grains of sand at Gajajā.