Shloka 20
कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः
Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
यानमाच्छादनं भोगान् दासीश्व समलंकृता: । ददौ राजा समुद्दिश्य तयोमत्रोर्महीपति:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | yānam ācchādanaṃ bhogān dāsīś ca samalaṅkṛtāḥ | dadau rājā samuddiśya tayor mātroḥ mahīpatiḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：大地之主的国王为敬奉自己的两位母亲，预先分置诸多施赠，赐予车乘、覆具与衣服，种种享乐之物，并赐佩饰华美的侍女。在那井然有序的王者布施之中，人们欲取某物若干分量，便得其若干分量——此乃以义务为纲、以敬老为本的慈施之象。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through regulated generosity: wealth and comforts are distributed as gifts, and offerings are explicitly dedicated in honor of elders (the king’s mothers), showing that charity is not mere display but a duty guided by reverence and social order.
Vaiśampāyana describes the king arranging and giving substantial provisions—conveyances, garments, comforts, and ornamented attendants—dedicating these gifts to his two mothers. The surrounding description emphasizes abundance and the smooth fulfillment of people’s needs during the distribution.