Shloka 8
Āśvamedhika-parva, Adhyāya 14
Consolation of Yudhiṣṭhira; Rites and Gifts; Return to Hastināpura
अर्थश्न सुमहान् प्राप्तो येन यक्ष्यामि देवता: । पुरस्कृत्याद्य भवत: समानेष्यामहे मखम्
arthaś ca sumahān prāpto yena yakṣyāmi devatāḥ | puraskṛtyādya bhavataḥ samāneṣyāmahe makham ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “A very great store of wealth has been obtained—by which I shall be able to worship the gods properly. Now, placing you in the forefront, we shall bring that wealth into our sacrificial enclosure, into the yajña-hall (yajña-śālā), for the rite.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Material wealth is presented as ethically meaningful when directed toward dharmic ends—here, sustaining proper worship and the orderly conduct of a yajña, with due honor to companions and elders.
The speaker announces that abundant wealth has been secured and will be used to perform sacrifices to the gods; he proposes that the others be honored by being placed in front as they proceed to bring the wealth into the sacrificial arena for the rite.