Shloka 15
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
बहुवर्षसहस्राख्ये काले बहुगुणे गते । राजर्षिषु निषण्णेषु महीयस्सु महर्थिषु
bahuvarṣasahasrākhye kāle bahuguṇe gate | rājarṣiṣu niṣaṇṇeṣu mahīyassu mahārthiṣu ||
ເມື່ອເວລາຜ່ານໄປເປັນຫຼາຍພັນປີ ອັນປະກອບດ້ວຍຄຸນຄ່າຫຼາຍປະການ ບັນດາຣາຊະຣິສີ ແລະ ມະຫາຣິສີຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ກໍນັ່ງຢູ່ໃກ້ໆເພື່ອຮັບໃຊ້. ແຕ່ຢະຢາຕິ ເມື່ອເຫັນຄວາມຮຸ່ງເຮືອງແຫ່ງສະຫວັນ ກໍຕື່ນຕະລຶງໃນໃຈ; ມົວມົນໄດ້ປົກຄຸມປັນຍາ ແລະເຖິງແມ່ນມີຣາຊະຣິສີຜູ້ຄວນເຄົາລົບນັ່ງຢູ່ໃກ້ ລາວກໍເລີ່ມດູໝິ່ນ ແລະບໍ່ໃສ່ໃຈ ແມ່ນກະທັ້ງເທວະດາ ມະນຸດ ແລະມະຫາຣິສີທັງຫຼາຍ.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Long enjoyment and heavenly prosperity can intoxicate the mind; when moha arises, even the presence of venerable sages may not prevent arrogance. The verse warns that true greatness requires sustained humility and reverence, not merely power or privilege.
Nārada describes a long span of time passing while exalted royal sages and eminent figures sit nearby; in this setting, Yayāti (in heaven) becomes dazzled by celestial splendor, falls into delusion, and begins to disregard gods, humans, and great seers—signaling a moral lapse amid abundance.