Shloka 20
Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)
एतद् वित्तं तदभवद् यदुद्धप्रे युधिष्ठिर: । षोडशाष्टौ चतुर्विशत्सहस्रं भारलक्षणम्
etad vittaṃ tad abhavad yad uddhṛtaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | ṣoḍaśāṣṭau caturviṃśat-sahasraṃ bhāra-lakṣaṇam, dvaipāyanābhyanujñātaḥ puraskṛtya purohitam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。ユディシュティラが掘り出させた財は、金にして十六クロール、八ラク、さらに二万四千バハーラに及んだ。島生（ヴィヤーサ）の許しを得て、家の祭司を先頭に立て、ユディシュティラは進みゆく――王の繁栄とは、聖なる助言と祭司の導きのもとに集められ、用いられるときにのみ正当となることを示すのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal wealth is portrayed as dharmically valid when it is gathered and used under the sanction of spiritual authority (Vyāsa) and in alignment with priestly guidance, emphasizing restraint, legitimacy, and accountability in kingship.
The narrator states the immense quantity of gold Yudhiṣṭhira had brought forth (measured in bhāras). With Vyāsa’s permission and with the royal priest placed foremost, Yudhiṣṭhira proceeds onward, marking a transition from accumulation to sanctioned action within the Aśvamedha-related events.