Shloka 97
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
व्यूढेनासुरयुद्धेन हत्वा दैतेयदानवान् | व्यभजत् पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ययातिर्नहुषात्मज:
vyūḍhenāsurayuddhena hatvā daiteyadānavān | vyabhajat pṛthivīṁ kṛtsnāṁ yayātir nahuṣātmajaḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“他以阿修罗式的阵列展开激战，诛灭了代提耶与达那婆；随后，那诃沙之子耶耶提便分封了整个大地。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests a dharmic arc of rulership: after protecting the realm through necessary force, a king must establish order through fair administration—here symbolized by dividing and assigning the earth (authority) in an organized manner rather than clinging to power.
Vāyu recounts an earlier episode about King Yayāti: he fought in a strategically arranged battle, defeated the Daityas and Dānavas, and then apportioned the whole earth—indicating a transition from conquest/defense to structured governance and succession.