Shloka 24
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
साक्षाद्धमवत: पुण्यो विमल: कनकाकर: । इसी दिशामें ब्रह्मर्षि महात्मा जीमूतके समक्ष हिमालयकी पवित्र एवं निर्मल स्वर्णनिधि (सोनेकी खान) प्रकट हुई थी ।। २३ इ ।। ब्राह्मणेषु च यत् कृत्स्नं स्वन्तं कृत्वा धनं महत्
sākṣād dharmavataḥ puṇyo vimalaḥ kanakākaraḥ | brāhmaṇeṣu ca yat kṛtsnaṃ svantaṃ kṛtvā dhanaṃ mahat ||
Yuparṇa said: “For the righteous man, a holy and spotless mine of gold appears as though manifest before one’s very eyes. And whatever great wealth one makes entirely one’s own, it is to be directed toward the Brāhmaṇas.”
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is portrayed as a fruit of dharma and is ethically validated through dāna—especially supporting Brāhmaṇas—rather than through mere acquisition or hoarding.
Yuparṇa is describing how, for a dharmic person, prosperity can appear as if providentially revealed (a ‘pure gold mine’), and he links this prosperity to the duty of giving—directing one’s gained wealth toward Brāhmaṇas.