Shloka 95
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
शम्यापातेनाभ्यतीयाद् वेदीभिभ्षित्रयन् महीम् । ईजान: क्रतुभिर्मुख्यै: पर्यगच्छद् वसुन्धराम्
śamyāpātenābhyatīyād vedībhir bhūṣitrayan mahīm | ījānaḥ kratubhir mukhyaiḥ paryagacchad vasundharām |
风神伐由说道：“他以名为‘舍弥耶帕多’的仪式丈量大地，以祭坛点缀其上。行最上等的祭祀之后，他巡行遍历全境。如此这般，那诃沙之子耶耶提——我们听说他也未能久居人世——在征服全地并其四周诸海之后，以祭坛为记，随其宏大的祭仪而周行天下。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most powerful king—able to conquer the earth and perform grand sacrifices—remains subject to mortality; ritual glory and worldly dominion do not secure lasting life, highlighting impermanence and the limits of power.
Vāyu recounts Yayāti’s imperial and ritual achievements: after conquering the earth, he measures it out by the śamyāpāta procedure, establishes many sacrificial altars, performs major Vedic sacrifices, and traverses the land in a grand ritual circuit.