Shloka 44
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
वर्षित्वा धनधाराभि: कामै रत्नै रसैस्तथा । विपाप्मा भरतश्रेष्ठ: कृतार्थ: प्राविशत् पुरम्,भरतश्रेष्ठ राजा युधिष्ठिरने उस यज्ञमें धनकी मूसलाधार वर्षा की। सब प्रकारकी कामनाओं, रत्नों और रसोंकी भी वर्षा की। इस प्रकार पापरहित और कृतार्थ होकर उन्होंने अपने नगरमें प्रवेश किया
varṣitvā dhanadhārābhiḥ kāmai ratnai rasais tathā | vipāpmā bharataśreṣṭhaḥ kṛtārthaḥ prāviśat puram ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah menurunkan hujan deras berupa kekayaan, dan demikian pula hujan segala kenikmatan yang diinginkan, permata, serta hidangan pilihan, Yudhiṣṭhira yang tanpa noda—terbaik di antara keturunan Bharata—masuk ke kotanya dengan tujuan yang telah terpenuhi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous kingship expresses itself through dharmic distribution of prosperity: the successful completion of a great rite is validated by generosity and public welfare, and the ruler’s moral purity (vipāpmā) is linked to selfless fulfillment of duty rather than private enjoyment.
After the sacrificial proceedings, Yudhiṣṭhira is described as causing abundant gifts—wealth, desired goods, jewels, and delicacies—to be bestowed like a ‘rain.’ Having thus achieved his aim and remaining sinless, he returns and enters his capital.