Shloka 25
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
समर्थोडसि महीं जेतुं भ्रातरस्ते स्थिता वशे । राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठमाहरस्वेति भारत,“भारत! तुम्हारे भाई तुम्हारी आज्ञाके अधीन हैं, तुम सारी पृथ्वीको जीतनेमें समर्थ हो; अतः राजसूय नामक श्रेष्ठ यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करो
samartho 'si mahīṁ jetuṁ bhrātaras te sthitā vaśe | rājasūyaṁ kratuśreṣṭham āharasveti bhārata ||
हे भारत! तुम सारी पृथ्वी को जीतने में समर्थ हो; तुम्हारे भाई तुम्हारी आज्ञा के अधीन हैं। अतः राजसूय नामक श्रेष्ठ यज्ञ का अनुष्ठान करो।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is not merely conquest but dharmically ordered sovereignty: unity and obedience within the royal household, followed by a public, ritually sanctioned assertion of kingship through the Rājasūya.
Nārada addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, affirming his capability and the loyalty of his brothers, and urges him to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice—an act that formally proclaims imperial status and sets the stage for wider political developments.