Shloka 26
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
उत्तरेभ्य: कुरुभ्यश्न यत् किंचिद् वसु विद्यते,उत्तर कुरुवर्षमें जो कुछ धन है, वह सब स्वयं यहाँ मेरे यज्ञोंमें उपस्थित हो। स्वर्ग, स्वर्गवासी देवता और धर्म स्वयं यहाँ विराजमान हो जाये
uttarebhyaḥ kurubhyaś ca yat kiñcid vasu vidyate |
Vaiśampāyana said: “Whatever wealth exists among the Northern Kurus—let all of it come here of its own accord and be present at my sacrifices. Let heaven, the gods who dwell in heaven, and Dharma himself take their seats here.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames royal sacrifice as an ethical and cosmic act: rightful ritual (yajña) draws prosperity and invites the presence of Dharma and the gods, implying that wealth and power are to be oriented toward dharmic purposes rather than private hoarding.
In the context of the Aśvamedhika Parva, the narration describes the grandeur and auspiciousness surrounding the royal sacrifices: wealth is envisioned as arriving from even distant realms like Uttara-Kuru, while heaven, the gods, and Dharma are poetically said to be present at the rite.