Shloka 323
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् । 'सूृंजय! अंगदेशके राजा बृहद्रथकी भी मृत्यु हुई थी
ījāno vitate yajñe dakṣiṇām atyākālayat |
Vāyu dit : «Alors qu’il accomplissait un sacrifice grandiose, largement déployé, il distribua la dakṣiṇā en mesure extraordinaire. Ô Sṛñjaya, nous avons entendu que le roi Bṛhadratha d’Aṅgadeśa rencontra lui aussi la mort ; et, au temps de son sacrifice, il donna en dakṣiṇā dix lakhs de chevaux blancs et dix lakhs de jeunes filles parées d’ornements d’or.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic generosity through dakṣiṇā—giving abundantly in a yajña—while simultaneously implying the ethical reflection that even immense wealth, ritual grandeur, and fame cannot ultimately prevent death.
Vāyudeva cites a traditional report about King Bṛhadratha of Aṅga: during an elaborate sacrifice he distributed extraordinarily large gifts—white horses and richly adorned maidens—as dakṣiṇā, and yet he later met death, serving as an example within the discourse.