Shloka 5
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
अवर्ष चातिवर्ष च व्याधिपावकमूर्च्छनम् । सर्वमेतत् तदा नासीद् धर्मनित्ये युधिषछिरे,धर्मपरायण युधिष्ठिरके शासनकालमें अनावृष्टि, अतिवृष्टि, रोग-व्याधि तथा आग लगने आदि उपद्रवोंका नाम भी नहीं था
avarṣa cātivarṣa ca vyādhi-pāvaka-mūrcchanam | sarvam etat tadā nāsīd dharma-nitye yudhiṣṭhire ||
Pada masa Yudhiṣṭhira yang teguh dalam dharma memerintah, tidak ada kekeringan dan tidak pula hujan berlebihan; tidak ada wabah penyakit, dan tidak ada bencana api. Kala itu, nama-nama malapetaka semacam itu pun seakan lenyap.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links a ruler’s steadfast commitment to dharma with the welfare of the realm: when governance is righteous and stable, society experiences harmony and is free from major afflictions like drought, floods, epidemics, and destructive fires.
Vaiśampāyana describes the conditions during Yudhiṣṭhira’s rule, emphasizing that under his dharma-centered शासन (reign), common disasters—scarcity of rain, excessive rain, disease, and conflagrations—were absent.