Shloka 47
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण राजसूयशतेन च । इष्टवान् स महातेजा दौष्यन्तिर्भरत: पुरा
aśvamedhasahasreṇa rājasūyaśatena ca | iṣṭavān sa mahātejā dauṣyantir bharataḥ purā ||
风神伐由说道：“在上古之时，那位威猛光耀的婆罗多——杜沙延陀之子——曾行祭祀：一千次马祭（Aśvamedha）与一百次王祭（Rājasūya）。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Bharata as an exemplar of dharmic kingship: immense political power is to be restrained and sanctified through public, tradition-bound rites that affirm responsibility to cosmic order and communal welfare, not mere conquest or vanity.
Vāyu is praising the ancient king Bharata (son of Duṣyanta) by citing the extraordinary scale of his royal sacrifices—one thousand Aśvamedhas and one hundred Rājasūyas—thereby establishing Bharata’s fame, merit, and legitimacy as a model ruler.