Shloka 16
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत सभापव॑के अन्तर्गत राजसूयारम्भपर्वमें जरासंधवधके लिये मन्त्रणाविषयक सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
tasya abhijana-saṁyukti-guṇair bharata-sattama | vyāpteyaṁ pṛthivī sarvā sūryasyeva gabhastibhiḥ ||
O best of the Bharatas, by the noble virtues that arise from his illustrious lineage, this entire earth was pervaded—just as the sun’s rays spread over the whole world. Everywhere people spoke of those qualities and praised them, so that his fame and excellence seemed to cover the land in every direction.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical ideal of kingship: true eminence is shown when noble qualities—grounded in cultivated character and worthy lineage—become widely recognized, spreading like sunlight. Social praise here functions as a marker that virtue has become publicly evident and beneficial.
In the context of the Rājasūya preparations and the counsel surrounding the plan to deal with Jarāsandha, the text describes how a leading figure’s reputation and virtues had become universally known—so widely discussed and admired that they seemed to pervade the whole earth like the sun’s rays.