Shloka 176
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
अग्रिमाणां क्षितिभुजामुपादानं मनोहरम् । “उन पूर्ववर्ती राजाओंका श्रवण करनेयोग्य मनोहर वृत्तान्त बहुत ही उत्तम, क्रूर ग्रहोंको शान्त करनेवाला और आयुको बढ़ानेवाला है
agrimāṇāṁ kṣitibhujām upādānaṁ manoharam |
ວາຍຸ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເລື່ອງລາວອັນນ່າຟັງ ແລະ ນ່າຫຼົງໄຫຼ ກ່ຽວກັບພຣະຣາຊາໃນການກ່ອນນັ້ນ ດີເລີດທຸກປະການ; ມັນຊ່ວຍສະງົບອິດທິພົນດາວເຄາະອັນຮຸນແຮງ ແລະ ເຂົາເວົ້າວ່າຊ່ວຍເພີ່ມອາຍຸ».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the ethical and auspicious value of listening to exemplary histories of earlier kings: such narratives are not merely entertaining but are held to confer well-being—calming adverse influences and strengthening life and vitality—by orienting the listener toward dharma and right conduct.
Vāyudeva is introducing or commending a forthcoming account about former rulers, describing it as delightful and worthy of hearing, and stating its traditional fruits (phala-śruti): pacification of malefic planetary effects and increase of lifespan.