Shloka 55
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
बृहन्नामाष्टमस्तेषां कालेयानां नराधिप । बभूव राजा धर्मात्मा सर्वभूतहिते रत:,राजन! कालेयोंमें जो आठवाँ था, वह बृहत् नामसे प्रसिद्ध सर्वभूतहितकारी धर्मात्मा राजा हुआ
vaiśampāyana uvāca | bṛhannāmāṣṭamas teṣāṃ kāleyānāṃ narādhipa | babhūva rājā dharmātmā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai penguasa manusia, yang kedelapan di antara para Kāleya itu termasyhur dengan nama Bṛhat. Ia menjadi raja yang berhati dharma, tekun mengupayakan kesejahteraan semua makhluk hidup.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ideal of kingship: a ruler is praised not merely for power or lineage, but for being dharmātmā—guided by dharma—and for active commitment to sarvabhūta-hita, the welfare of all beings.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical/narrative listing concerning the Kāleyas, identifying the eighth as Bṛhat and characterizing his reign as righteous and beneficial to all creatures.