Shloka 116
Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13
निकामवर्षा: स्फीताश्न आसञ्जनपदास्तथा । महाराज युधिष्ठिर सबको आत्मीयजनोंकी भाँति अपनाते, भीमसेन सबकी रक्षा करते, सव्यसाची अर्जुन शत्रुओंके संहारमें लगे रहते, बुद्धिमान् सहदेव सबको धर्मका उपदेश दिया करते और नकुल स्वभावसे ही सबके साथ विनयपूर्ण बर्ताव करते थे। इससे उनके राज्यके सभी जनपद कलहशून्य, निर्भय, स्वधर्मपरायण तथा उन्नतिशील थे। वहाँ उनकी इच्छाके अनुसार समयपर वर्षा होती थी
nikāmavarṣāḥ sphītāśnā āsañjanapadās tathā | mahārāja yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sarvān ātmīyajanān iva abhyupādatte, bhīmasenaḥ sarveṣāṃ rakṣāṃ karoti, savyasācī arjunaḥ śatrūṇāṃ saṃhāreṣu yuktaḥ tiṣṭhati, buddhimān sahadevaḥ sarvān dharmam upadiśati, nakulaś ca svabhāvata eva sarvaiḥ saha vinayapūrṇaṃ vyavaharati | ataḥ teṣāṃ rāṣṭrasya sarve janapadāḥ kalahāśūnyāḥ nirbhayāḥ svadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ca unnatiśīlāḥ āsan | tatra teṣāṃ icchānusāreṇa kāle kāle varṣā bhavati sma ||
Vaiśampāyana said: In King Yudhiṣṭhira’s realm, rains came in due season as desired; the people ate well and the countryside was prosperous and well-settled. Yudhiṣṭhira embraced everyone as though they were his own kin; Bhīmasena protected all; Arjuna, the ambidextrous archer, remained intent on the destruction of enemies; the wise Sahadeva continually instructed people in dharma; and Nakula, by nature, dealt with everyone with courteous humility. Therefore all districts of their kingdom were free from quarrel, fearless, devoted to their own duties, and steadily advancing.
वैशम्पायन उवाच