Shloka 8
अर्जुनस्य तीर्थयात्रा तथा मणलूर-सम्बन्धः
Arjuna’s Pilgrimage and the Maṇalūra Alliance
कुर्वाणा: पौरकार्याणि सर्वाणि पुरुषर्षभा: । आसांचक्रुर्महा्हेंषु पार्थिवेष्वासनेषु च,नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव नगरवासियोंके सम्पूर्ण कार्य करते हुए बहुमूल्य तथा राजोचित सिंहासनोंपर बैठा करते थे
kurvāṇāḥ paurakāryāṇi sarvāṇi puruṣarṣabhāḥ | āsāṃcakrur mahārheṣu pārthiveṣv āsaneṣu ca ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Those bull-like men among men, while carrying out all the civic duties of the townspeople, would take their seats upon costly, kingly thrones and royal seats—thus combining public service with the dignity and responsibility of rulership.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic model of leadership: true nobility is shown not merely by sitting on royal seats but by actively performing civic responsibilities. Royal dignity is ethically grounded in service and accountability to the people.
Vaiśampāyana describes the Pāṇḍavas as administering and completing the townspeople’s affairs and, in that role of governance, occupying costly and kingly seats—portraying them as capable rulers engaged in public administration.