Shloka 7
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
तत्रोपविष्टो धर्मात्मा श्वेता: सुमनसो<5स्पृशत् । स्वस्तिकानक्षतान् भूमिं सुवर्ण रजतं मणिम्
tatro'paviṣṭo dharmātmā śvetāḥ sumanaso 'spṛśat | svastikānakṣatān bhūmiṃ suvarṇa-rajataṃ maṇim ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Sentado allí en el trono, el rey de alma justa (Yudhiṣṭhira) realizó un rito auspicioso de consagración tocando flores blancas, granos sagrados (akṣata) marcados con la svástica, la tierra, el oro, la plata y una gema: símbolos de pureza, firmeza y soberanía legítima fundada en el dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rulership is not merely political power but a dharmic trust: the king’s authority is ritually and ethically grounded in purity (white flowers), auspicious intention (svastika, akṣata), stability (earth), and responsible stewardship of wealth (gold, silver, jewels).
After taking his seat on the throne, Yudhiṣṭhira performs an auspicious enthronement gesture by touching consecratory items—flowers, sacred grains, earth, and precious metals/gems—signaling the formal, ritually sanctioned assumption of kingship.