Shloka 121
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
अन्न च नो बहु भवेदतिथींश्व लभेमहि । श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमन्मा च याचिष्म कंचन
anna ca no bahu bhaved atithīṁś ca labhemahi | śraddhā ca no mā vyagaman mā ca yāciṣma kañcana ||
वायु ने कहा—हमारे यहाँ अन्न बहुत हो, और हमें सत्पात्र अतिथि प्राप्त हों। हमारी श्रद्धा कभी न डिगे, और हमें किसी से कुछ भी माँगना न पड़े।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds a dharmic ideal: prosperity should support hospitality (feeding guests), faith should remain steady, and one should strive for a life of dignity without dependence on begging.
Vāyudeva speaks a benedictive wish or prayer-like statement, expressing the values of sufficient sustenance, the opportunity to honor guests, unwavering śraddhā, and freedom from the humiliation or necessity of supplication.