Shloka 16
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action
(स हि देव: प्रसन्नात्मा भक्तानां परमेश्वर: । ददात्यमरतां चापि कि पुनः काउ्चन प्रभु: ।।
sa hi devaḥ prasannātmā bhaktānāṁ parameśvaraḥ | dadāty amaratāṁ cāpi ki punaḥ kāñcanaṁ prabhuḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“因为那位神——心常安然、为信奉者之至上主宰——连不死之恩亦能赐予。既如此，全能者赐下区区黄金，又有何难？当主因虔敬而欢喜时，他的施与不受人间尺度所限；世间财物在能授予最高福祉的神恩之前，不过微末而已。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that when the Supreme Lord is pleased, he can grant even the highest boon—immortality—so worldly gifts like gold are insignificant by comparison. It elevates devotion and divine grace above material valuation.
Vaiśaṃpāyana underscores the Lord’s boundless power to give boons, using immortality as the extreme example to argue that granting wealth is effortless for him. This supports the surrounding narrative emphasis on divine favor as the true source of success and prosperity.