Shloka 176
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
अग्रिमाणां क्षितिभुजामुपादानं मनोहरम् । “उन पूर्ववर्ती राजाओंका श्रवण करनेयोग्य मनोहर वृत्तान्त बहुत ही उत्तम, क्रूर ग्रहोंको शान्त करनेवाला और आयुको बढ़ानेवाला है
agrimāṇāṁ kṣitibhujām upādānaṁ manoharam |
风神伐由说道：“关于先王的动人叙事——实为可听之善闻——在诸方面皆极其卓越；它能平息凶厉的星辰行运之影响，并被说能增益人的寿命。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the ethical and auspicious value of listening to exemplary histories of earlier kings: such narratives are not merely entertaining but are held to confer well-being—calming adverse influences and strengthening life and vitality—by orienting the listener toward dharma and right conduct.
Vāyudeva is introducing or commending a forthcoming account about former rulers, describing it as delightful and worthy of hearing, and stating its traditional fruits (phala-śruti): pacification of malefic planetary effects and increase of lifespan.