Shloka 20
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
ते प्रीता ब्राह्मणा राजन् स्वस्त्यूचुर्जयमेव च । हंसा इव च नर्दन्त: प्रशशंसुर्युधिष्ठिरम्,राजन! इससे प्रसन्न होकर उन ब्राह्मणोंने उनके कल्याणका आशीर्वाद दिया और जय- जयकार की। वे सभी ब्राह्मण हंसके समान गम्भीर स्वरमें बोलते हुए राजा युधिष्ठिरकी इस प्रकार प्रशंसा करने लगे---
te prītā brāhmaṇā rājan svasty ūcur jayam eva ca | haṃsā iva ca nardantaḥ praśaśaṃsur yudhiṣṭhiram ||
O King, those Brahmins, pleased at heart, pronounced blessings of well-being and cried, “Victory!” Then, speaking in deep, resonant tones like swans, they began to extol King Yudhiṣṭhira—affirming that righteous conduct and humility in a ruler naturally draw the goodwill and benedictions of the learned.
वैशम्पायन उवाच