Shloka 18
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
युधिछिर उवाच त्वत्कृते पृथिवी सर्वा मद्वशे कृष्ण वर्तते । धनं च बहु वार्ष्णेय त्वत्प्रसादादुपार्जितम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | tvatkṛte pṛthivī sarvā madvaśe kṛṣṇa vartate | dhanaṃ ca bahu vārṣṇeya tvatprasādād upārjitam |
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kṛṣṇa, karena engkau seluruh bumi kini berada di bawah kendaliku, siap untuk pengabdian. Dan wahai keturunan Vṛṣṇi, berlimpah harta pun telah kudapatkan berkat anugerahmu.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical kingship grounded in humility and gratitude: Yudhiṣṭhira attributes political success and material prosperity not to personal pride but to Kṛṣṇa’s support and grace, modeling restraint in power and acknowledgment of benefactors.
In the Sabha Parva setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging that his expanding sovereignty over the earth and the accumulation of wealth have come about through Kṛṣṇa’s help—an expression of dependence and reverence amid royal consolidation.