Shloka 19
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
सो5हमिच्छामि तत् सर्व विधिवद् देवकीसुत । उपय क्तुं द्विजाग्रयेभ्यो हव्यवाहे च माधव,देवकीनन्दन माधव! वह सारा धन मैं विधिपूर्वक श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणों तथा हव्यवाहन अग्निके उपयोगमें लाना चाहता हूँ
so ’ham icchāmi tat sarvaṃ vidhivad devakīsuta | upayoktuṃ dvijāgrebhyo havyavāhe ca mādhava ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dijo: «Por ello, oh hijo de Devakī, oh Mādhava, deseo emplear toda esa riqueza del modo debido y prescrito: entregarla a los más eminentes de los dos veces nacidos (los brāhmaṇas) y ofrecerla al fuego sagrado. Que se use para sostener el recto orden y santificar lo que ha sido obtenido.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth should be redirected into dharmic channels—supporting worthy brāhmaṇas and sustaining sacrificial rites—so that material gain becomes ethically purified and socially beneficial through prescribed, accountable use (vidhivat).
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa, expressing his intention to use the amassed wealth in a ritually proper way: distributing gifts to eminent brāhmaṇas and making offerings into the sacred fire, aligning royal resources with religious and moral duty.