Yudhishthira Decides to Perform the Rajasuya Sacrifice
Under Yudhishthira's righteous rule, the kingdom swells with prosperity. The treasury becomes so vast it seems inexhaustible. Looking upon this wealth acquired through dharma, the king makes a silent, momentous decision.
The kingdom was at peace. Protected by Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, whose rule was founded on truth, every enemy had been subjugated. The people went about their work without fear. Because revenue was collected justly and the king governed according to dharma, the clouds gave rain when it was needed, and the land grew fat with prosperity. Cattle bred, crops flourished, trade thrived. In Yudhishthira's reign, no one spoke lies — not dacoits, not thieves, not even the king's own servants. There were no droughts, no floods, no plagues, no unexplained fires. Other kings came to him only to show respect and offer tribute willingly, not out of fear or for war.
The wealth that flowed into the treasury was all acquired righteously. It piled up — gold, grain, jewels — until the hoard became so large it seemed it could not be spent in a hundred years. Yudhishthira, lord of the earth, son of Kunti, took stock of his granaries and his vaults. He looked at the mountain of riches dharma had built for him. And in his mind, without speaking a word aloud, he decided what to do with it.