Shloka 17
Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)
नद्धं च भाजनं राजंस्तुलार्थमभवन्नूप । वाहन पाण्डुपुत्रस्य तत्रासीत् तु विशाम्पते
naddhaṃ ca bhājanaṃ rājan tulārtham abhavan nṛpa | vāhanaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya tatrāsīt tu viśāṃpate ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：“大王啊，那些器具都已牢牢封缚；君主啊，其载荷按重量均分，彼此平衡。并且在那里，人民之主啊，般度之子（尤提士提罗）的运载车辆也已备齐，用以搬运它们。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship through careful stewardship: resources are secured, measured fairly, and transported responsibly—order and equity in practical affairs supporting larger righteous aims.
During the Aśvamedha-related proceedings, the narrator describes logistical arrangements: utensils are tied up and distributed into balanced loads, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s vehicles are present to carry these prepared burdens.