Shloka 246
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
वव्रे धनं महर्षि: स जैमूतं तद् धनं ततः । उस सम्पूर्ण विशाल धनराशिको उन्होंने ब्राह्मणोंमें बाँ.कठर उसका सदुपयोग किया और ब्राह्मणोंसे यह वर माँगा कि यह धन मेरे नामसे प्रसिद्ध हो। इस कारण वह धन 'जैमूत' नामसे प्रसिद्ध हुआ
yuparṇa uvāca | vavre dhanaṁ maharṣiḥ sa jaimūtaṁ tad dhanaṁ tataḥ |
Yuparṇa said: “That great sage requested wealth; and from that point the wealth came to be known as ‘Jaimūta.’” In the narrative tradition, the sense is that the sage received a vast sum, distributed it fully among the Brāhmaṇas with disciplined, purposeful use, and then asked them for a boon—that this wealth should become renowned by his own name. Hence it was celebrated as ‘Jaimūta,’ illustrating the ethic of turning riches into merit through generous, dharmic redistribution rather than private hoarding.
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth becomes ethically meaningful when it is used in accordance with dharma—especially through generous giving and socially beneficial distribution. Renown is presented as arising from righteous use of resources, not mere possession.
Yuparṇa recounts that a great sage requested wealth, distributed it among Brāhmaṇas, and sought a boon that the wealth be known by his name; consequently it became famous as ‘Jaimūta.’