Shloka 21
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
यदिन्द्रदेहजं तेजस्तन्मुमोच स्वयं वृषः ।
कुन्त्या जातो महातेजास्ततो राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥
yad indradehajaṃ tejas tan mumoca svayaṃ vṛṣaḥ | kuntyā jāto mahātejās tato rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
ইন্দ্রের নিজ দেহ থেকে যে তেজ জন্মেছিল, তা স্বয়ং বৃষ (ধর্ম) প্রকাশ করলেন; আর কুন্তীর গর্ভে মহাতেজস্বী রাজা যুধিষ্ঠির জন্ম নিলেন।
FAQs
The verse grounds Yudhiṣṭhira’s kingship in tejas allied with Dharma: sovereignty is portrayed as legitimate when rooted in righteousness (Vṛṣa/Dharma) and divine potency, implying that royal authority is meant to serve dharma rather than mere power.
Primarily Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita (dynasties and their accounts): it identifies lineage and the divinely-sanctioned birth of a key Bharata figure.
Tejas here functions as a transferable ‘radiant essence’ linking cosmic order to human history; Dharma ‘releasing’ Indra-derived tejas symbolically suggests that true brilliance and rulership manifest when celestial power is mediated through righteousness.