Shloka 37
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो राजा पाण्डवो हृष्टरूप: श्रुत्वा वाक््यं सत्यवत्या: सुतस्य । मनश्नक्रे तेन वित्तेन यह ततोअमात्यैर्मन्त्रयामास भूय:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! सत्यवतीनन्दन व्यासजीके ये वचन सुनकर पाण्डुकुमार राजा युधिष्छिर बहुत प्रसन्न हुए और उन्होंने उस धनके द्वारा यज्ञ करनेका विचार किया तथा इस विषयमें मन्त्रियोंके साथ बारंबार मन्त्रणा की
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato rājā pāṇḍavo hṛṣṭarūpaḥ śrutvā vākyam satyavatyāḥ sutasya | manaś cakre tena vittena yaḥ tato 'mātyair mantrayāmāsa bhūyaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then the Pāṇḍava king, radiant with joy, having heard the words of Satyavatī’s son (Vyāsa), resolved in his mind to undertake a sacrifice with that wealth; and again and again he deliberated on the matter with his ministers.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dharmic ruler does not act merely from excitement or personal satisfaction; even for a sacred goal like a yajña, he forms a considered resolve and seeks repeated counsel from ministers, aligning resources, intention, and public responsibility.
After hearing Vyāsa’s words, King Yudhiṣṭhira becomes pleased and decides to use the obtained wealth to perform a sacrifice; he then consults his ministers repeatedly to plan and confirm the undertaking.