Shloka 37
उपासते महात्मानमासीनं सप्तविंशति: । चित्रसेन: सहामात्यो गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा,मन्त्रीसहित चित्रसेन आदि सत्ताईस गन्धर्व और अप्सराएँ सभामें बैठे हुए महात्मा युधिष्ठिरकी उपासना करती थीं
upāsate mahātmānam āsīnaṃ saptaviṃśatiḥ | citrasenaḥ sahāmātyo gandharvāpsarasas tathā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Seated in the assembly, the great-souled Yudhiṣṭhira was attended upon with reverence by twenty-seven Gandharvas and Apsarases, led by Citrasena together with his ministers—an image of rightful kingship honored even by celestial beings.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True sovereignty is grounded in dharma and personal nobility: when a ruler embodies righteousness and self-restraint, even exalted beings respond with respect and willing service.
In Yudhiṣṭhira’s assembly, a group of twenty-seven Gandharvas and Apsarases—headed by Citrasena and accompanied by his ministers—are present and are respectfully attending upon the seated king.