Shloka 56
चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas
अधृष्यं वरुणस्येव निधिपूर्णमिवोदधिम् | एकाहं वेझि कोशं वै पतीनां धर्मचारिणाम्,“मेरे धर्मात्मा पतियोंका भरा-पूरा खजाना वरुणके भण्डार और परिपूर्ण महासागरके समान अक्षय एवं अगम्य था। केवल मैं ही उनके विषयकी ठीक जानकारी रखती थी
adhṛṣyaṁ varuṇasyeva nidhipūrṇam ivodadhim | ekāhaṁ vedi kośaṁ vai patīnāṁ dharmacāriṇām ||
माझ्या धर्मनिष्ठ पतींचा भरलेला कोश वरुणाच्या भांडारासारखा अगम्य आणि निधीने परिपूर्ण समुद्रासारखा अक्षय होता. त्याचे खरे माप व ठावठिकाणा मला एकटीला माहीत होता.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical stewardship: wealth aligned with dharma is to be protected, managed responsibly, and entrusted to those who are faithful and discerning. It also underscores the virtue of guarded knowledge—resources are not merely possessed but wisely administered.
The speaker describes the Pandavas’ wealth as vast and secure—like Varuṇa’s guarded treasure or a treasure-filled ocean—and states that only she had precise knowledge of their treasury, emphasizing both its inviolability and her trusted role in safeguarding that knowledge.