Shloka 29
Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत यसभापववके अन्तर्गत विग्विजयपर्वमें भीमदिग्विजयविषयक उन्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
te koṭiśata-saṅkhyena kaunteyaṁ mahatā tadā | abhyavarṣan mahātmānaṁ dhanavarṣeṇa pāṇḍavam ||
そののち諸王は、数百クロールにも及ぶ莫大な量をもって、パーンドゥの子にして寛大なるビーマセーナへ、まさしく財宝の雨を降らせた。単なる貢納にとどまらず、白檀、芳香のアガル、衣、宝石、真珠、毛布、黄金、白銀、貴重な珊瑚といった高価な贈り物を捧げ、彼の威力と、パーンダヴァの主権が高まりゆくことを公然と認めたのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how political authority in the epic world is publicly affirmed through tribute: wealth and precious goods are offered not merely as gifts but as recognition of dominance and legitimacy. It also implies an ethical dimension of kingship—power is acknowledged through orderly submission and formal offerings rather than chaotic plunder.
During Bhīma’s digvijaya (campaign of conquest/collection), various kings present him with immense quantities of wealth and luxury items—described as a ‘rain of riches’—signifying their acceptance of the Pāṇḍavas’ supremacy and their participation in the expanding political order.