Shloka 8
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
ततो राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तस्तु कुरुः पित्रा निजे पदे पालयामास स महीं पुत्रवच्च स्वयं प्रजाः
tato rājye 'bhiṣiktastu kuruḥ pitrā nije pade pālayāmāsa sa mahīṃ putravacca svayaṃ prajāḥ
Then Kuru, anointed to kingship by his father in his rightful station, protected the earth and personally cared for the subjects as though they were his own children.
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FAQs
The king’s duty is protective and nurturing, not exploitative: the subjects are to be treated ‘like children’ (putravat), establishing the ethical ideal of compassionate governance.
Vamśānucarita: it continues the dynastic account by describing the enthronement and qualities of a ruler (Kuru).
‘Nije pade’ underscores rightful order (svadharma and legitimacy). The paternal metaphor encodes the Purāṇic view that sovereignty is service—protection of the earth and people mirrors cosmic maintenance (sthiti).