In consequence of what he had heard about the sacrificial merit and prosperity, of those great monarchs of ancient times endued with energy equal to that of the great Indra himself and all of whom had acquired wealth by virtuous means.
पूर्वेषां पार्थिवेन्द्राणां महेन्द्रप्रतिमौजसाम्। न्यायाधिगतवित्तानां तां श्रुत्वा यज्ञसम्पदम्॥