Shloka 7
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
ततो युधिष्छिर: प्रादाद् ब्राह्मणेभ्ये यथाविधि
tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prādād brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, following the prescribed rites, made the proper gifts to the Brahmins—acting in accordance with dharma and the established ritual order.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through regulated generosity: giving is not merely personal charity but a duty performed 'yathāvidhi'—in alignment with scriptural injunctions and social-ritual responsibility.
In the course of the Aśvamedhika Parva’s events, Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira proceeds to distribute the appropriate gifts to the Brahmins, observing the proper ritual procedure.