Shloka 11
अक्षदेवन-प्रवर्तनम् | Commencement of the Dice Game
परशुरामजीके साथ वेदके पारंगत दूसरे विद्वान् महर्षियोंने बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ राजा युधिष्ठिरका अभिषेक किया
Paraśurāmajīke sātha vedake pāraṅgata dūsare vidvān maharṣiyoṃne baṛī prasannatāke sātha rājā Yudhiṣṭhirakā abhiṣeka kiyā.
Duryodhana dijo: «Junto con Paraśurāma, otros grandes sabios eruditos—maestros de los Vedas—realizaron con alegría la consagración del rey Yudhiṣṭhira». La escena subraya cómo la autoridad real se afirma públicamente mediante el saber sagrado y la aprobación ritual, presentando el reinado de Yudhiṣṭhira como sancionado por el dharma y la élite espiritual.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is not merely political power; it is validated through dharmic procedure—Vedic learning, ritual propriety, and the public assent of respected sages—so that kingship is framed as a moral responsibility under sacred norms.
Duryodhana reports that Paraśurāma and other Veda-proficient sages, pleased and approving, performed Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal consecration, formally establishing him as king through an auspicious, authoritative ceremony.