Shloka 56
चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas
अधृष्यं वरुणस्येव निधिपूर्णमिवोदधिम् | एकाहं वेझि कोशं वै पतीनां धर्मचारिणाम्,“मेरे धर्मात्मा पतियोंका भरा-पूरा खजाना वरुणके भण्डार और परिपूर्ण महासागरके समान अक्षय एवं अगम्य था। केवल मैं ही उनके विषयकी ठीक जानकारी रखती थी
adhṛṣyaṁ varuṇasyeva nidhipūrṇam ivodadhim | ekāhaṁ vedi kośaṁ vai patīnāṁ dharmacāriṇām ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Like Varuṇa’s own inviolable storehouse, like an ocean brimming with treasure, the wealth of my righteous husbands was inexhaustible and beyond the reach of others. I alone knew its true measure and whereabouts.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical stewardship: wealth aligned with dharma is to be protected, managed responsibly, and entrusted to those who are faithful and discerning. It also underscores the virtue of guarded knowledge—resources are not merely possessed but wisely administered.
The speaker describes the Pandavas’ wealth as vast and secure—like Varuṇa’s guarded treasure or a treasure-filled ocean—and states that only she had precise knowledge of their treasury, emphasizing both its inviolability and her trusted role in safeguarding that knowledge.