Shloka 108
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
रथे रथे शतं चाश्वा देशजा हेममालिन: । अश्वे अश्वे शतं गावो गवां तद्घदजाविकम्
rathe rathe śataṃ cāśvā deśajā hemamālinaḥ | aśve aśve śataṃ gāvo gavāṃ tad ghadajāvikam ||
प्रत्येक रथ के साथ सुवर्णमालाधारी सौ-सौ देशज घोड़े थे। प्रत्येक घोड़े के साथ सौ गायें थीं, और प्रत्येक गाय के साथ आगे सौ-सौ भेड़-बकरियाँ भी दी जाती थीं।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the dharmic ideal of dāna: righteous prosperity is expressed through generous distribution of wealth, especially in forms that sustain society—cattle and livestock—rather than mere hoarding.
Vāyu describes an extraordinary scale of endowments: each chariot is accompanied by a hundred horses; each horse by a hundred cows; and each cow by a hundred sheep and goats—depicting a cascading abundance of gifts or possessions.