Shloka 3
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
गृहं च सुपरिच्छन्नं धनधान्यसमाकुलम् । भारद्वाजाय सुप्रीत: प्रत्यपादयत प्रभु:
gṛhaṃ ca suparicchannaṃ dhanadhānyasamākulam | bhāradvājāya suprītaḥ pratyapādayat prabhuḥ ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சியுற்ற அந்த வல்லமைமிகு தலைவர், பாரத்வாஜருக்கு நன்கு அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டு செல்வமும் தானியமும் நிறைந்த இல்லத்தை அளித்தார்।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna and guru-satkara: honoring and materially supporting those connected with learning and discipline. Prosperity is portrayed as ethically meaningful when used to uphold worthy persons and institutions.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a powerful figure, pleased with Bhāradvāja, grants him a well-furnished house abundant in wealth and grain—an act of patronage and respect that frames the social duty of supporting revered teachers and sages.