Shloka 39
अभिषिच्यैव नृपतिं श्राववेदिममागमम् । यथा श्रुत्वा महीं दद्यान्नादद्यात् साधुतश्न॒ ताम्,राजाको राजसिंहासनपर अभिषिक्त करनेके बाद उसे तत्काल ही पृथ्वीकी गायी हुई यह गाथा सुना देनी चाहिये; जिससे वह भूमिका दान करे और सत्पुरुषोंके हाथसे उन्हें दी हुई भूमि छीन न ले
abhiṣicyaiva nṛpatiṁ śrāvayed imam āgamam | yathā śrutvā mahīṁ dadyān nādad yāt sādhutaś ca tām ||
Bhīṣma said: “Immediately after consecrating a king upon the royal throne, one should have this traditional injunction recited to him, so that, having heard it, he will grant land rightly and will not, through improper conduct, seize back the land that has been given to virtuous people.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king must be trained at the very moment of enthronement to respect dharma regarding property: grant land righteously and never confiscate land once given to virtuous recipients; stability of gifts and protection of the good are essential to righteous rule.
Bhīṣma, instructing on royal duty in the Anuśāsana Parva, prescribes a coronation practice: after anointing the king, an authoritative traditional teaching should be recited to him to restrain greed and prevent unjust seizure of lands previously granted.