Shloka 573
प्रयच्छ मेदिनीं राज्ञे शक्रायैव हरिरयथा । 'जैसे पूर्वकालमें भगवान् विष्णुने दैत्यों और दानवोंको मारकर यह त्रिलोकी इन्द्रको दे दी थी, उसी प्रकार तुम यह पृथ्वी राजा युधिष्ठिरको सौंप दो
prayaccha medinīṁ rājñe śakrāyaiva harir yathā |
Dijo Sañjaya: «Entrega esta tierra al rey Yudhiṣṭhira, tal como en tiempos antiguos el Señor Viṣṇu, tras dar muerte a los Daityas y Dānavas, otorgó los tres mundos a Indra. Del mismo modo, renuncia a la soberanía y restituye lo que es justo».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Political power is ethically justified only when aligned with dharma; when one’s claim is unrighteous, the proper course is to relinquish the kingdom to the rightful ruler, taking divine precedent (Viṣṇu restoring Indra’s sovereignty) as a model for restoring cosmic and social order.
Sañjaya conveys an admonition framed through a mythic comparison: as Viṣṇu once defeated the Daityas and Dānavas and returned the three worlds to Indra, so the speaker urges that the earth should be surrendered to King Yudhiṣṭhira—implying a call to end conflict by restoring rightful rule.