Shloka 6
अध्याय १२२ — कृष्णस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Ethical Counsel to Duryodhana
प्राप्त: स्वर्गफलं चैव तमुवाच पितामह: । निर्व॒तें शान्तमनसं वचोभिस्तर्पयन्निव,इस प्रकार ययातिने उत्तम स्वर्गफल पाया तदनन्तर संतुष्ट एवं शान्तचित्त हुए ययातिको अपने मधुर वचनोंद्वारा पूर्णतः तृप्त करते हुए-से पितामह ब्रह्माजी उनसे इस प्रकार बोले --
prāptaḥ svargaphalaṃ caiva tam uvāca pitāmahaḥ | nirvṛteṃ śāntamanasaṃ vacobhis tarpayann iva ||
Nārada dit : «Ayant obtenu la récompense du ciel, Yayāti fut alors abordé par l’Aïeul, Brahmā. Le voyant comblé et l’esprit apaisé, Brahmā lui parla en des paroles douces, comme pour le rassasier et le calmer entièrement, ouvrant ainsi la voie à l’enseignement sur la vraie mesure du mérite et la stabilité des acquis spirituels.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral transition: even the attainment of svarga is treated as a 'fruit' (phala), implying it is an earned result and therefore finite. Brahmā’s soothing address prepares Yayāti for deeper instruction about the limits of heavenly enjoyment and the need for steadier, dharmic or liberative aims beyond temporary rewards.
Nārada narrates that Yayāti has reached the reward of heaven. At that moment Brahmā, called Pitāmaha, approaches and speaks to him. Yayāti is described as satisfied and calm, and Brahmā’s words are portrayed as gently gratifying—introducing the forthcoming counsel or dialogue.