Shloka 6
राजसूयं पाण्डवस्य दृष्टवा क्रतुवरं महत् । मम स्पृहा समुत्पन्ना तां सम्पादय सूतज,सूतनन्दन! “पाण्घुपुत्र युधिष्ठिरके उस क्रतुश्रेष्ठ महान् राजसूययज्ञको देखकर मेरे मनमें भी उसे करनेकी इच्छा जाग उठी है। तुम इस इच्छाको पूर्ण करो'
rājasūyaṁ pāṇḍavasya dṛṣṭvā kratuvaraṁ mahat | mama spṛhā samutpannā tāṁ sampādaya sūtaja, sūtanandana ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Having beheld the great and foremost sacrifice—the Pāṇḍava’s Rājasūya—desire has arisen in my heart as well. O son of a sūta, O delight of the charioteer-clan, fulfill this wish of mine.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how witnessing another’s greatness can awaken ambition; ethically, it invites reflection on whether one’s desire is aligned with dharma and whether the means of fulfilling it are rightful.
A speaker, impressed by the Pāṇḍava’s magnificent Rājasūya sacrifice, expresses a wish to perform the same and urges a sūta’s son—addressed respectfully—to help accomplish that desire.