Shloka 2036
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
राजश्रिया दीप्यमानो ययीौ ब्रह्मपुर:सर: । वे अपनी राजलक्ष्मीसे देदीप्यमान हो रहे थे। उन्होंने ब्राह्मगको आगे करके प्रस्थान किया
rājaśriyā dīpyamāno yayau brahmapuraḥsaraḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: Radiant with royal splendor, he set out, placing the brāhmaṇas at the forefront—an act that signals reverence for sacred authority and the ethical ideal that kingship should proceed under the guidance and auspicious presence of the learned.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic model of rulership: royal power and prosperity are to be exercised with humility and under the auspicious, guiding presence of brāhmaṇas—symbolizing respect for learning, ritual propriety, and moral restraint.
The narrator reports that the king (contextually, the central royal figure of the episode) departs in a procession, shining with royal magnificence, and deliberately places brāhmaṇas at the front as a mark of honor and auspicious protocol.