Shloka 12
पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्
The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara
रत्नानि च महाहाणि वासांसि विविधानि च । तैः कामै: सर्वसम्पूर्ण: पूजितश्च महीपति:
ratnāni ca mahārhāṇi vāsāṁsi vividhāni ca | taiḥ kāmaiḥ sarvasampūrṇaḥ pūjitaś ca mahīpatiḥ ||
गन्धर्व ने कहा— महान मूल्य वाले रत्न और नाना प्रकार के वस्त्र भी दिए गए; ऐसे मनोवांछित उपहारों से वह नरेश सब प्रकार से सम्पन्न हुआ और विधिवत् पूजित भी हुआ।
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of honoring a ruler or guest through appropriate offerings—valuable gifts and respectful reception—showing that social order and relationships are maintained through generosity and proper etiquette rather than mere display.
A Gandharva narrates that the king was received with honor and provided with coveted items—costly jewels and varied garments—indicating a formal, ceremonious welcome and the king’s being fully supplied through gifts.