Shloka 108
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
रथे रथे शतं चाश्वा देशजा हेममालिन: । अश्वे अश्वे शतं गावो गवां तद्घदजाविकम्,"प्रत्येक रथके साथ सुवर्णमालाधारी सौ-सौ देशीय घोड़े थे। हर एक अश्वके साथ सौ गायें और एक-एक गायके साथ सौ-सौ भेड़-बकरियाँ प्राप्त हुई थीं
rathe rathe śataṃ cāśvā deśajā hemamālinaḥ | aśve aśve śataṃ gāvo gavāṃ tad ghadajāvikam ||
रथे रथे शतं चाश्वा देशजा हेममालिनः । अश्वेऽश्वे शतं गावो गवां तद्घदजाविकम् ॥
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the dharmic ideal of dāna: righteous prosperity is expressed through generous distribution of wealth, especially in forms that sustain society—cattle and livestock—rather than mere hoarding.
Vāyu describes an extraordinary scale of endowments: each chariot is accompanied by a hundred horses; each horse by a hundred cows; and each cow by a hundred sheep and goats—depicting a cascading abundance of gifts or possessions.