Shloka 100
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
अम्बरीषं च नाभागं मृतं सूंजय शुश्रुम । यं प्रजा वव्रिरे पुण्यं गोप्तारं नृपसत्तमम्
ambarīṣaṃ ca nābhāgaṃ mṛtaṃ sṛñjaya śuśruma | yaṃ prajā vavrire puṇyaṃ goptāraṃ nṛpasattamam ||
Sinabi ni Vāyu: “O Sṛñjaya, narinig namin na si Ambarīṣa, anak ni Nābhāga, ay napasailalim din sa kapangyarihan ng kamatayan. Pinili ng buong bayan ang pinakadakilang haring iyon—si Ambarīṣa—bilang kanilang matuwid at mapagkawanggawang tagapagtanggol.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most righteous and beloved king is not exempt from death; therefore, dharma and protective governance are praised, yet worldly status remains impermanent.
Vāyu addresses Sṛñjaya and cites the example of King Ambarīṣa—chosen by his subjects as a meritorious protector—who nevertheless died, as part of a broader reflection on human mortality and the limits of worldly power.