Shloka 12
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
तेनैकं रथमास्थाय जैत्रं हेमविभूषितम् । शस्त्रप्रतापेन जिता द्वीपा: सप्त जनेश्वर
tenaikaṁ ratham āsthāya jaitraṁ hemavibhūṣitam | śastrapratāpena jitā dvīpāḥ sapta janeśvara ||
নারদ বললেন—হে জনেশ্বর, তিনি স্বর্ণভূষিত ‘জৈত্র’ নামক একমাত্র রথে আরোহণ করে, অস্ত্রের প্রতাপে সপ্তদ্বীপ জয় করেছিলেন।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of royal capability: a ruler’s authority in the worldly sphere is portrayed as grounded in valor, preparedness, and the capacity to protect and subdue through disciplined martial strength—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma—while implicitly warning that such dominion is a function of power and can invite ethical scrutiny when detached from restraint.
Nārada describes a king/hero who, riding a single gold-adorned chariot named Jaitra, achieves a sweeping conquest of the seven dvīpas (traditional world-divisions), emphasizing the scale of his victories and the instrumentality of his weapons’ prowess.