Shloka 13
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
व्याप्रचर्मोत्तरे शुक्ले सर्वतो भद्र आसने । दृढपादप्रतिष्ठाने हुताशनसमत्विषि
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vyāghracarmottare śukle sarvato-bhadra āsane | dṛḍhapāda-pratiṣṭhāne hutāśana-samatviṣi ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—श्वेत वस्त्र से आच्छादित व्याघ्रचर्म के ऊपर सर्वतोभद्र आसन रखा था; उसके पाये और आधार दृढ़ थे, और वह हुताशन (अग्नि) के समान तेजस्वी दीप्ति से प्रकाशित हो रहा था।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharma as disciplined, consecrated action: even royal decisions and transitions are grounded in purity, proper procedure, and reverence for sacred order (Agni, mantra, and the priestly rite).
At Kṛṣṇa’s instruction, the priest Dhaumya prepares a ritual altar and establishes the sacred fire. A Sarvatobhadra seat is arranged with tiger-skin and white cloth, and Yudhiṣṭhira and Draupadī are ceremonially seated while oblations are offered.