Shloka 30
Go-apahāra (Cattle Theft), Go-dāna (Cow-Gift), and Suvarṇa-dakṣiṇā (Gold Fee): Karmic Consequence and Purificatory Merit
ततस्तस्मिन् दिवं याते नृगे भरतसत्तम । वासुदेव इमं श्लोक॑ जगाद कुरुनन्दन,भरतश्रेष्ठ) कुरुनन्दन! राजा नृगके स्वर्गलोकको चले जानेपर वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने इस श्लोकका गान किया--
tatas tasmin divaṃ yāte nṛge bharatasattama | vāsudeva imaṃ ślokaṃ jagāda kurunandana ||
于是，婆罗多族中最卓越者啊，当尼伽王已升天而去，瓦苏提婆之子（圣奎师那）便吟诵此偈，俱卢之欢悦者啊。叙事将奎师那接下来的言辞置为因尼伽死后归宿而起的道德省思——强调业行之果随灵魂越过死亡而相随，修持达摩亦须谨慎明辨。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a narrative hinge: Nṛga’s ascent to heaven becomes the occasion for Kṛṣṇa’s ethical instruction, underscoring that actions (karma) bear results that extend beyond death and that dharma requires vigilance and precision, especially for rulers and householders.
After King Nṛga departs to heaven, the text reports that Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) addresses his listener—hailed as ‘best of the Bharatas’ and ‘delight of the Kurus’—and introduces a verse he is about to recite, setting up a didactic conclusion to the episode.