Shloka 226
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
धूतपापो जितस्वर्गों मुमुदे भ्रातृभि: सह । इस प्रकार पृथ्वीके मूल्यके रूपमें वह सुवर्ण देकर राजा युधिष्ठिर अपने भाइयोंसहित बहुत प्रसन्न हुए। उनके सारे पाप धुल गये और उन्होंने स्वर्गपर अधिकार प्राप्त कर लिया
dhūtapāpo jitasvargo mumude bhrātṛbhiḥ saha |
Vaiśampāyana said: Having had his sins washed away and having secured the right to heaven, King Yudhiṣṭhira rejoiced together with his brothers. By giving that gold as the price of the earth, he felt deep satisfaction—his act of generous, dharma-aligned giving is presented as purifying and as leading to heavenly merit.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous generosity (dāna) performed in alignment with dharma is portrayed as purifying (removing pāpa) and as producing spiritual merit that leads to higher states such as svarga.
After giving gold as the symbolic ‘price of the earth,’ Yudhiṣṭhira is described as rejoicing with his brothers; the text frames this act as cleansing his sins and securing heavenly attainment.