Shloka 122
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
'सूंजय! संकृतिके पुत्र राज रन्तिदेव भी कालके गालमें चले गये, यह हमारे सुननेमें आया है। उन महातपस्वी नरेशने इन्द्रकी अच्छी तरह आराधना करके उनसे यह वर माँगा कि “हमारे पास अन्न बहुत हो, हम सदा अतिथियोंकी सेवाका अवसर प्राप्त करें, हमारी श्रद्धा दूर न हो और हम किसीसे कुछ भी न माँगें' ।।
Sūñjaya! Saṅkṛtike putro rājā Rantidevo bhī Kālaka-gāleṃ cale gaye, iti asmākaṃ śravaṇam āgatam. Sa mahātapā nṛpo Indram suṣṭhu ārādhya tataḥ idaṃ varaṃ yayāce—“asmākaṃ sannidhau annaṃ bahu syāt, vayaṃ sadā atithi-sevāyāḥ avasaraṃ labhemahi, asmākaṃ śraddhā na dūre bhavet, vayaṃ ca kasyacit kiñcid api na yācema.” Upātiṣṭhanta paśavaḥ svayaṃ taṃ saṃśita-vratam; grāmyāraṇyā mahātmānaṃ Rantidevaṃ yaśasvinam.
风神婆由说道：“苏仁阇耶（Sūñjaya）啊，我们听闻三羯利底（Saṅkṛti）之子阑提提婆王（Rantideva）也已落入迦罗（Kāla，死神）之口。那位大苦行的君王如法奉事因陀罗后，向他祈求此愿：‘愿我家中粮食丰盈；愿我常得机缘奉侍宾客；愿我信心不坠；愿我永不向任何人乞求一物。’于是，家畜与野兽竟都自然而来，来到这位守持严誓、名声显赫的大魂阑提提婆面前，供作祭献。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma through hospitality and selfless giving: a righteous ruler seeks not power but the capacity to feed others, serve guests continually, keep faith steady, and avoid dependence on begging—showing that ethical kingship is grounded in generosity, restraint, and devotion.
Vāyu recounts what is heard about King Rantideva’s life and passing: after worshipping Indra, Rantideva receives boons aligned with service and abundance; as a result, animals—domestic and wild—come of their own accord for sacrificial purposes, underscoring his fame and strict observance of vows.