Shloka 13
युधिछिर उवाच विजितेयं मही कृत्स्ना कृष्णबाहुबलाश्रयात् । ब्राह्मणानां प्रसादेन भीमार्जुनबलेन च
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
vijiteyaṁ mahī kṛtsnā kṛṣṇa-bāhu-bala-āśrayāt |
brāhmaṇānāṁ prasādena bhīmārjuna-balena ca ||
Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „O Muni! Diese ganze Erde ist erobert worden, indem wir Zuflucht nahmen zur Kraft von Kṛṣṇas Armen; durch die Gunst der Brāhmaṇas; und auch durch die Stärke Bhīmas und Arjunas.“
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira frames political success as dependent not merely on personal prowess but on rightful support: divine protection (Kṛṣṇa), moral-spiritual sanction (Brāhmaṇas’ prasāda), and disciplined heroic effort (Bhīma and Arjuna). The ethical emphasis is humility and recognition of dharmic sources of legitimacy.
In the opening of Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the outcome of the great conflict and the acquisition of sovereignty. He attributes the conquest of the whole earth to Kṛṣṇa’s support, the blessing of the Brāhmaṇas, and the martial strength of his brothers—setting a tone of introspection rather than triumphalism.