654 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 12
TRANSLATION
Just at this time, King Yudhisthira was considering performing a
horse sacrifice to get freed from sins incurred from fighting with kinsmen.
But he became anxious to get some wealth, for there were no surplus
funds outside of fines and tax collection.
PURPORT ©

As the brahmanas, the vipras had a right to be subsidized by the state,
and similarly the state executive head had the right to collect taxes and
fines from the citizens. After the Battle of Kuruksetra the state treasury
was exhausted, and therefore there was no surplus fund except the fund
from tax collection and fines. Such funds were sufficient only for the state
budget, and having no excess fund, the King was anxious to get more
wealth in some other way in order to perform the horse sacrifice.
Maharaja Yudhisthira wanted to perform this sacrifice under the instruc-
tion of Bhismadeva.

TEXT 33
TAIT AM AISSATAeT: |
wi melraragecteat fe afta: uz8u
tad abhipretam alaksya
bhrataro ’cyuta-coditah
dhanam prahinam ajahur
udicyam disi bhurisah

tat—his; abhipretam—wishes of the mind; alaksya—observing; bhratarah
—his brothers; acyuta—the infallible (Lord Sri Krsna); coditah—being
advised by; dhanam—riches; prahipam—to collect; ajahuh—brought about;
udicyam—northern; disi—direction; bhiirisah—sufficient.

TRANSLATION
Understanding the hearty wishes of the King, his brothers, as advised

by the infallible Lord Krsna, collected sufficient riches from the North
[left by King Marutta].
