Shloka 142
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
“मनुष्य नीरोग थे। उनकी सारी कामनाएँ सर्वथा परिपूर्ण थीं और उन्हें कभी किसी चीजसे भय नहीं होता था। सब लोग इच्छानुसार घरों या खेतोंमें रह लेते थे ।।
manuṣyā nīrogā āsan | teṣāṁ sarvāḥ kāmanāḥ sarvathā paripūrṇāḥ | teṣāṁ kadācit kasyacid bhayaṁ na bhavati sma | sarve janā yathākāmaṁ gṛheṣu vā kṣetreṣu vā nivasanty eva sma || āpas tastambhire cāsya samudram abhiyāsyataḥ | saritaś ca nānudīryanta dhvajabhaṅgaś ca nābhavat ||
在那一世代，人们无病无恙；诸愿圆满，从不畏惧任何事物。众人随心而居——或在家舍，或在田畴。甚至水势亦如止息，不奔涌趋海；江河不泛滥；旌旗不折断——毫无动乱与灾厄之征。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse portrays an ideal condition where inner and outer order prevail: when dharma is steady, people are healthy and fearless, desires are naturally met, and even nature remains balanced—symbolized by waters and rivers staying within proper bounds and the absence of ominous disorder (dhvaja-bhaṅga).
Vāyu-deva describes a past (or ideal) state of the world: humans lived without illness or fear and could reside wherever they wished; simultaneously, natural forces remained calm and regulated, with no flooding and no ominous signs like the breaking of banners.