Shloka 27
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog
Svargārohaṇa Test
ये5पि राजर्षय: सर्वे ते चापि समुपस्थिता: । कीर्ति प्रच्छाद्य तेषां वै कुरुराजो5धितिष्ठति,“जितने राजर्षि स्वर्गमें आये हैं, वे सभी यहाँ उपस्थित हैं, किंतु कुरुगाज युधिष्ठिर अपने सुयशसे उन सबकी कीर्तिको आच्छादित करके विराजमान हो रहे हैं
ye 'pi rājarṣayaḥ sarve te cāpi samupasthitāḥ | kīrtiṁ pracchādya teṣāṁ vai kururājo 'dhitiṣṭhati ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Even all those royal seers who have come to heaven are present here; yet the Kuru king (Yudhiṣṭhira) sits in eminence, his own spotless fame veiling the renown of them all.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True kingship grounded in dharma yields a moral radiance (kīrti) that surpasses even the accumulated renown of other great rulers; ethical excellence becomes the highest distinction.
In the heavenly setting, many rājarṣis are gathered, yet Yudhiṣṭhira is portrayed as presiding in a superior position, his fame and merit eclipsing the glory of the others.