Shloka 1193
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च समर्थ प्रददौ धनम् । सुवर्णमय पर्वत महामेरुने स्वयं आकर उन्हें सुवर्णकी राशि भेंट की। मनुष्योंपर सवारी करनेवाले यक्षराक्षसराज भगवान् कुबेरने भी उन्हें इतना धन दिया
dharme cārthe ca kāme ca samarthaḥ pradadau dhanam | suvarṇamayaḥ parvato mahāmeruḥ svayam ākarot suvarṇakī rāśiṃ bhent kī | manuṣyeṣu parivāhana-kartā yakṣa-rākṣasa-rājo bhagavān kuberaś ca tebhyaḥ etāvat dhanaṃ dadau yat teṣāṃ dharma-artha-kāma-nirvāhāya paryāptam abhavat |
ビーシュマは語った。彼はダルマ・アルタ・カーマの追求に足るだけの財を授けた。黄金より成るマハーメール山でさえ、供物として金塊の山を差し出すかのようであった。さらに、ヤクシャとラークシャサの主で、乗り物と財宝の支配で名高いクベーラもまた、正しい務めと世の繁栄、そして正当な享楽を支えるに十分な宝を与えたのである。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is ethically meaningful when it is sufficient and rightly directed—supporting dharma (duty and moral order), artha (stable prosperity), and kama (legitimate enjoyment) without excess or harm. The passage frames prosperity as a means for balanced living rather than an end in itself.
Bhishma describes extraordinary bestowals of treasure: gold in vast heaps, as if drawn from golden Mahāmeru itself, and further riches granted by Kubera, the divine lord of wealth. The emphasis is that the recipients receive enough resources to maintain their duties, prosperity, and rightful pleasures.