Shloka 130
अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायः (Anukramaṇikā Adhyāya) — Invocation, Narrator Frame, and Textual Scope
अन्नवान् दक्षिणावांश्व सर्व: समुदितो गुणै: । युधिष्ठटिरेण सम्प्राप्तो राजसूयो महाक्रतु:,भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी सुन्दर नीति और भीमसेन तथा अर्जुनकी शक्तिसे बलके घमण्डमें चूर रहनेवाले जरासन्ध और चेदिराज शिशुपालको मरवाकर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने महायज्ञ राजसूयका सम्पादन किया। वह यज्ञ सभी उत्तम- गुणोंसे सम्पन्न था। उसमें प्रचुर अन्न और पर्याप्त दक्षिणाका वितरण किया गया था
annavān dakṣiṇāvāṁś ca sarvaḥ samudito guṇaiḥ | yudhiṣṭhireṇa samprāpto rājasūyo mahākratuḥ ||
The great Rājasūya sacrifice was accomplished by Yudhiṣṭhira. It was rich in every excellence, marked by abundant provisions of food and the proper distribution of sacrificial gifts (dakṣiṇā). In the wider narrative context, this royal rite signifies the ethical ideal of kingship: power is to be legitimized not by mere conquest, but by dharmic governance expressed through generosity, ritual order, and the welfare of all participants.
Educational Q&A
Sovereignty and success are validated through dharmic conduct—especially generosity, proper ritual responsibility, and the cultivation of virtues—rather than through power alone.
The verse describes Yudhiṣṭhira’s completion of the grand Rājasūya sacrifice, emphasizing that it was exemplary—abundant in food, rich in gifts, and complete in auspicious qualities.