Shloka 131

Devanagari script

श्रीवायुदेव उवाच अतिहर्षमिमं प्राप्तं शृणु मे त्वं धनंजय । अतीव मनस: सद्य: प्रसादकरमुत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

śrīvāyudeva uvāca atiharṣam imaṁ prāptaṁ śṛṇu me tvaṁ dhanañjaya | atīva manasaḥ sadyaḥ prasādakaram uttamam ||

Translation

ພະວາຍຸເທວະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ທະນັນຊະຍະ, ຈົ່ງຟັງຂ້າ. ຂ້າໄດ້ບັນລຸຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີອັນໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງ—ເປັນຄວາມຍິນດີອັນປະເສີດ ທີ່ໃນທັນທີນຳຄວາມແຈ້ງແລະຄວາມສະງົບມາສູ່ໃຈ»។

Word by Word

श्रीवायुदेवःthe revered Wind-god (Vāyu)

उवाचsaid

अतिहर्षम्great joy

इमम्this

प्राप्तम्obtained, attained

शृणुhear, listen

मेof me, my

त्वम्you

धनंजयO Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

अतीवexceedingly, very

मनसःof the mind

सद्यःimmediately

प्रसादकरम्bringing clarity/serenity (to the mind)

उत्तमम्excellent, best

Speaker

श्रीवायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Vāyudeva (Vāyu, the Wind-god)

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of inner steadiness: a noble joy is not mere excitement but a mental clarity (prasāda) that arises immediately and supports right discernment and action, especially amid the pressures of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) and urges him to listen, announcing that he has obtained an intense, excellent joy—one that instantly calms and brightens the mind—setting a tone of reassurance and purposeful guidance.