Shloka 243
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
त्रिषु लोकेषु यच्चास्ति तदिहागम्यतां स्वयम् । “तीनों लोकोंमें जो सुवर्ण या दूसरा कोई धन है, वह सब आज यहाँ स्वतः आ जाय
triṣu lokeṣu yac cāsti tad ihāgamyatāṁ svayam |
Vaiśampāyana said: “Whatever wealth exists in the three worlds—gold or any other treasure—let it come here of its own accord.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the imagined reach of legitimate, dharma-aligned sovereignty and ritual power: resources across the realms are envisioned as converging for a sanctioned purpose. It also invites reflection on restraint—wealth is to be gathered for duty and public-sacral ends, not mere greed.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a proclamation or command that calls for all available wealth in the three worlds—especially gold and other riches—to assemble ‘here’ automatically, suggesting a grand mobilization of resources connected with royal-ritual activity in the Aśvamedhika context.