Shloka 6
उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः
Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure
सरांसि सरितश्नैव वनान्युपवनानि च । अत्यक्रामन्महाराजो गिरिं चाप्यन्वपद्यत
sarāṃsi saritaś caiva vanāny upavanāni ca | atyakrāman mahārājo giriṃ cāpy anvapadyata ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— সেই মহারাজ সরোবর ও নদী অতিক্রম করে, বন ও উপবন পেরিয়ে এগিয়ে চললেন; এবং পর্বতপথও অনুসরণ করে রাজযাত্রায় অবিচল গতিতে অগ্রসর হলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and disciplined forward movement in a king’s duty: he continues his appointed course despite varied terrains, suggesting that righteous undertakings require endurance and orderly progress.
Vaiśampāyana describes the great king’s onward journey: he traverses lakes, rivers, forests, and groves, and then continues along/through a mountainous region as part of the unfolding events in the Aśvamedhika Parva.