Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
यदद्गः प्रददौ वित्तं सोमसंस्थासु सप्तसु । “अंगराजने सातों सोम-संस्थाओंमें* जो धन दिया था, उतना जो दे सके, ऐसा दूसरा न तो कोई मनुष्य पैदा हुआ है और न पैदा होगा
yad aṅgaḥ pradadau vittaṃ somasaṃsthāsu saptasu |
ವಾಯು ಹೇಳಿದರು— ಅಂಗಳರಾಜನು ಏಳು ಸೋಮ-ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಿದ ಧನದಷ್ಟು ನೀಡಬಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬ ಮಾನವನು ಹುಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ; ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಹುಟ್ಟುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
वायुदेव उवाच
The verse elevates dāna (generosity) performed in a dharmic context—especially connected with yajña—as an unsurpassed royal virtue, presenting extraordinary giving as a benchmark of righteous conduct.
Vāyudeva is praising Aṅga’s famed gifts given during seven Soma-sacrificial sessions, declaring that no other person has matched—or will match—the magnitude of that generosity.