Shloka 36
अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः
Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection
तानुवाच हृषीकेश: समाश्वास्य महामना: । युधिष्ठिरो राजसूयं क्रतुमाहर्तुमिच्छति,तब महामना भगवान् हृषीकेशने उन सबको आश्वासन देकर कहा--'राजाओ! धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर राजसूययज्ञ करना चाहते हैं
tān uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ samāśvāsya mahāmanāḥ | yudhiṣṭhiro rājasūyaṃ kratum āhartum icchati |
तब महामना भगवान् हृषीकेश (कृष्ण) ने उन सबको आश्वासन देकर कहा—“राजाओ! धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर राजसूय यज्ञ का अनुष्ठान करना चाहते हैं।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority should be pursued through dharmic means: calm counsel, reassurance of stakeholders, and adherence to ritual and moral order, rather than through fear or impulsive ambition.
Kṛṣṇa addresses the gathered leaders after reassuring them, announcing that Yudhiṣṭhira intends to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice—an act that signals and formalizes his imperial status—thereby setting the stage for deliberation on how it can be accomplished rightly.