Shloka 76
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
कोटी: सहस््र॑ निष्काणां व्यासाय तु वसुंधराम् । इसके बाद युधिष्ठिरने सब ब्राह्मणोंको विधिपूर्वक एक हजार करोड़ (एक खर्व) स्वर्णमुद्राएँ दक्षिणामें देकर व्यासजीको सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वी दान कर दी
koṭiḥ sahasra-niṣkāṇāṃ vyāsāya tu vasuṃdharām |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Si Yudhiṣṭhira, matapos parangalan ang lahat ng brāhmaṇa ayon sa itinakdang mga ritwal, ay nagkaloob bilang daksina ng napakalaking halaga—isang libong crore (isang kharva) na gintong barya—at pagkaraan, bilang sukdulang pagsasakripisyo at paggalang, ipinagkaloob ang buong daigdig kay Vyāsa. Ipinakikita ng pangyayaring ito ang huwarang etikal na ang kapangyarihan at yaman ng hari ay ipinagkatiwala lamang, at nararapat isuko sa paglilingkod sa dharma at bilang pasasalamat sa pantas na nag-iingat at nagpapamana ng banal na kaalaman.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna as a pillar of dharma: even supreme sovereignty and wealth are to be offered with humility, especially as dakṣiṇā, honoring spiritual authority and acknowledging that kingship is stewardship rather than possession.
After the Aśvamedha-related rites, Yudhiṣṭhira gives an immense quantity of gold coins as dakṣiṇā to the brāhmaṇas and then donates the entire earth to the sage Vyāsa, as narrated by Vaiśaṃpāyana.