Shloka 26
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: स कृष्णेन राजा राजीवलोचन: । हितार्थ सर्वलोकस्य समुत्तस्थौ महामना:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena rājā rājīvalocanaḥ | hitārthaṁ sarvalokasya samuttiṣṭhau mahāmanāḥ ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—जनमेजय! श्रीकृष्ण के ऐसा कहने पर कमलनयन, महामनस्वी राजा युधिष्ठिर समस्त लोकों के हित के लिए उठ खड़े हुए।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should respond to wise counsel by taking up action aimed at the welfare of all, embodying dharma through public-spirited responsibility rather than private interest.
After Kṛṣṇa speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira—described as lotus-eyed and great-souled—stands up, signaling readiness to proceed with a course of action meant for the good of everyone.