Shloka 16
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action
(स हि देव: प्रसन्नात्मा भक्तानां परमेश्वर: । ददात्यमरतां चापि कि पुनः काउ्चन प्रभु: ।।
sa hi devaḥ prasannātmā bhaktānāṁ parameśvaraḥ | dadāty amaratāṁ cāpi ki punaḥ kāñcanaṁ prabhuḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “For that God—ever serene in spirit, the supreme Lord of his devotees—can grant even immortality. How much more easily, then, can the Almighty bestow mere gold? When the Lord is pleased by devotion, his gifts are not constrained by human measures; worldly wealth is trivial beside the grace that can confer the highest boons.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that when the Supreme Lord is pleased, he can grant even the highest boon—immortality—so worldly gifts like gold are insignificant by comparison. It elevates devotion and divine grace above material valuation.
Vaiśaṃpāyana underscores the Lord’s boundless power to give boons, using immortality as the extreme example to argue that granting wealth is effortless for him. This supports the surrounding narrative emphasis on divine favor as the true source of success and prosperity.