Shloka 11
Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)
ययौ व्यासं पुरस्कृत्य नृपो रत्ननिर्धि प्रति । भगवान् शिव और उनके पार्षदोंकी सब प्रकारसे पूजा करके महर्षि व्यासको आगे किये राजा युधिष्ठिर उस स्थानको गये, जहाँ वह रत्न एवं सुवर्णकी राशि संचित थी ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pūjayitvā dhanādhyakṣaṁ praṇipatya abhivādya ca | prītimān sa kuruśreṣṭhaḥ khānayāmāsa tad dhanam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。財宝の主をしかるべく供養し、ついで身を屈めて礼拝し、恭しく挨拶を捧げたのち、クル族随一の王—心は歓喜に満ち—その宝蔵を掘り出させた。これは単なる獲得としてではなく、敬虔と作法、そして聖なる儀礼の承認をもって富に近づく行いとして語られ、繁栄が貪欲ではなくダルマに仕えるためである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is to be approached and employed under dharma: through reverence, restraint, and auspicious sanction, not through mere appetite. The king’s joy is shown as aligned with rightful purpose—resources gathered to support righteous duties rather than personal indulgence.
Yudhiṣṭhira first worships and salutes the deity associated with wealth (Dhanādhyakṣa/Kubera). After completing these respectful rites, he orders the stored treasure to be dug up, indicating a ceremonially and ethically framed recovery of wealth.