Shloka 63
उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः
Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure
तस्मिन् देशे च राजेन्द्र यत्र तद् द्रव्यमुत्तमम् । राजन! अनेकानेक सरोवरों, सरिताओं, वनों, उपवनों तथा पर्वतको लाँचकर महाराज युधिष्ठिर उस स्थानमें जा पहुँचे, जहाँ वह (राजा मरुत्तका रखा हुआ) उत्तम द्रव्य संचित था
tasmin deśe ca rājendra yatra tad dravyam uttamam | rājan! anekāneka-sarovaraiḥ saritābhiḥ vanaiḥ upavanaiḥ tathā parvataiś ca laṅghayitvā mahārāja yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tasmin sthāne upajagāma yatra tat (rājñā maruttena nidhāpitam) uttamaṃ dravyaṃ saṃcitam āsīt ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O best of kings, in that region where the excellent treasure lay, King Yudhiṣṭhira—having crossed many lakes, rivers, forests, groves, and mountains—arrived at the very place where that supreme wealth, once stored away by King Marutta, had been amassed. The passage underscores the righteous king’s determined journey toward a resource meant to serve a larger sacrificial and dharmic purpose, rather than private indulgence.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is portrayed as a means for dharmic ends—especially public, sacrificial, and kingly duties—rather than personal luxury. The king’s arduous travel highlights disciplined resolve and responsible stewardship.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira journeys across varied terrain and reaches the location where an excellent treasure, associated with the ancient king Marutta, had been stored in great quantity.