Shloka 15
Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13
प्रियं कर्तुमुपस्थातुं बलिकर्म स्वकर्मजम्,कामतो> प्युपयुञ्जानै राजसैलों भजैर्जनै: । दूसरे राजालोग विभिन्न देशके कुलीन वैश्योंके साथ धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरका प्रिय करने, उन्हें कर देने, अपने उपार्जित धन-रत्न आदिकी भेंट देने तथा संधि-विग्रहादि छः कार्योमें राजाको सहयोग देनेके लिये उनके पास आते थे। सदा धर्ममें ही लगे रहनेवाले राजा युधिष्ठिरके शासनकालमें राजस स्वभाववाले तथा लोभी मनुष्योंद्वारा इच्छानुसार धन आदिका उपभोग किये जानेपर भी उनका देश दिनोदिन उन्नति करने लगा
vaiśampāyana uvāca | priyaṃ kartum upasthātuṃ balikarma svakarmajam, kāmato 'py upayuñjānai rājasa-ailoṃ bhajair janaiḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: People came to present themselves before Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira in order to please him—bringing the customary tribute arising from their own occupations. Even though men of passionate (rājasa) temperament and greedy disposition enjoyed wealth and pleasures as they wished, under Yudhiṣṭhira’s rule—ever devoted to dharma—the realm nevertheless advanced day by day, sustained by orderly taxation, loyal cooperation, and righteous governance.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous governance rooted in dharma can sustain prosperity and social stability even when many subjects are driven by desire and greed; orderly tribute and loyal cooperation function best under a king committed to ethical rule.
The narration describes how people and other rulers approach Yudhiṣṭhira to please him and to render tribute and service; despite widespread worldly enjoyment among rājasa-minded and greedy persons, the kingdom flourishes under Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharma-centered reign.