Shloka 396
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
य इमां पृथिवीं सर्वा चर्मवत्समवेष्टयत् । सृंजय! जिन्होंने इस सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीको चमड़ेकी भाँति लपेट लिया था (सर्वथा अपने अधीन कर लिया था), वे उशीनरपुत्र राजा शिबि भी मरे थे, यह हमने सुना है
ya imāṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ carmavatsamaveṣṭayat | sṛñjaya! uśīnaraputraḥ rājā śibi api mṛtaḥ, iti vayaṃ śrutavantaḥ ||
风神婆由说道：“噢，斯林阇耶，我们听闻：即便是乌希那罗之子尸毗王——曾如以皮革包裹般笼罩并掌握整个大地，使其尽归己有——也终究难逃一死。由此可知，纵然最强盛的君王，也不能免于死亡。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the greatest rulers who subdue the entire earth cannot escape death; therefore one should cultivate detachment and orient life toward dharma rather than pride in power or possession.
Vāyudeva addresses Sṛñjaya and cites the example of King Śibi—renowned and powerful enough to ‘encompass the earth’—to emphasize that mortality overtakes all, including exemplary and world-conquering kings.