Shloka 2
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
स चेदिविषयं रम्यं वसु: पौरवनन्दन: । इन्द्रोपदेशाज्जग्राह रमणीयं महीपति:,पौरवनन्दन राजा उपरिचर वसुने इन्द्रके कहनेसे अत्यन्त रमणीय चेदिदेशका राज्य स्वीकार किया था
sa cediviṣayaṃ ramyaṃ vasuḥ pauravanandanaḥ | indropadeśāj jagrāha ramaṇīyaṃ mahīpatiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Vasu, la joie de la lignée des Paurava, accepta le charmant royaume de Cedi—terre éminemment agréable—sur le conseil d’Indra. Le passage présente son avènement non comme une simple conquête ou une ambition, mais comme une royauté assumée sous l’instruction divine, impliquant le devoir du souverain de gouverner selon une guidance supérieure et pour le bien du pays.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that rightful kingship is ideally grounded in dharmic legitimacy and higher counsel: a ruler assumes responsibility for a realm not merely by desire, but in accordance with guidance that symbolizes cosmic order and duty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Vasu, famed as a Paurava descendant, took charge of the beautiful Cedi realm because Indra instructed him to do so—introducing Vasu’s connection to Cedi and the divine sanction behind his rule.