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Shloka 133

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

प्रीतिमान्‌ स कुरुश्रेष्ठ खानयामास तद्‌ धनम्‌ | वहाँ उन्होंने नाना प्रकारके विचित्र फूल

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | prītimān sa kuruśreṣṭhaḥ khānayāmāsa tad dhanam |

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。心より満ち足りたクル族の最勝者は、その財宝を掘り出させた。しかもユディシュティラは、ただの獲得としてではなく、敬虔をもって富に臨む。彼は奇なる花々、マルプーアやキチュリーなどの供物をもって財宝の主クベーラを礼拝し、伏して敬礼した。ついで同じ供具により、シャンクハ等のニディ(宝蔵)ならびに一切の宝蔵守護者を供養し、さらに勝れた婆羅門たちをも敬って供養した。やがて彼らにスヴァスティ・ヴァーチャナ(吉祥の祝詞)を唱えさせ、婆羅門のプニヤーハの宣唱によって威光いよいよ輝く、力あるクル族最勝の王ユディシュティラは、大いなる歓喜のうちにその財宝を掘り起こさせ始めたのである。

प्रीतिमान्pleased, delighted
प्रीतिमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीतिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुरुश्रेष्ठःthe best of the Kurus
कुरुश्रेष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
खानयामासcaused to be dug / had (it) excavated
खानयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootखन्
FormPeriphrastic Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धनम्treasure, wealth
धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
K
Kuru dynasty (Kuruśreṣṭha)
K
Kubera
N
Nidhis (treasures/treasure-deities)
N
Nidhipālas (guardians of treasures)
B
Brāhmaṇas
Ś
Śaṅkha (conch; as a named treasure in context)

Educational Q&A

Wealth is to be approached through dharma: the king does not treat treasure as mere spoil but sanctifies its acquisition through worship, honoring divine guardians and brāhmaṇas, and receiving auspicious benedictions—modeling restraint, gratitude, and responsibility.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, pleased, has a treasure dug up. Before and around the excavation he performs worship of Kubera and the treasure-guardians, honors brāhmaṇas, and receives auspicious recitations, after which the king proceeds with the excavation in a ritually affirmed manner.