Shloka 114

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

दर्शैश्न पूर्णमासैश्न चातुर्मास्यै: पुनः पुन: । अयजद्धयमेधेन सहसत्रं परिवत्सरान्‌

Transliteration

darśaiś ca pūrṇamāsaiś ca cāturmāsyaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ | ayajadd hayamedhena sahasraṁ parivatsarān ||

Translation

风神婆由说道：“他一次又一次地举行朔祭与望祭，也反复奉行随季节而行的四月祭（恰图尔玛夏）；并且整整一千年，他不断献行马祭（阿湿婆梅陀）。”

Word by Word

• दर्शैः: with the new-moon (darśa) sacrifices
• दर्शैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पूर्णमासैः: with the full-moon (pūrṇamāsa) sacrifices
• पूर्णमासैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णमास
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चातुर्मास्यैः: with the cāturmāsya (seasonal) sacrifices
• चातुर्मास्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• अयजत्: he performed (sacrificed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अश्वमेधेन: with the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेधेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (times)
• सहस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परिवत्सरान्: years (for a cycle of years)
• परिवत्सरान्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवत्सर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Darśa-yajña
• Pūrṇamāsa-yajña
• Cāturmāsya-yajña
• Aśvamedha (Hayamedha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast adherence to prescribed sacred duties (yajñas) over time, implying that sustained, disciplined practice is central to dharma and to the accumulation of religious merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu describes a figure who repeatedly performed regular lunar and seasonal sacrifices and continued performing the Aśvamedha for a thousand years, emphasizing extraordinary ritual commitment and its implied spiritual or worldly fruits.