Shloka 31
उपास्यमानो बहुभि: सिद्धैश्चवापि महात्मभि: । स्तूयमानश्न सततं वन्दिभिर्भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ! बहुत-से सिद्ध महात्माओंके संगसे सुशोभित तथा वन्दीजनोंके द्वारा सदा ही प्रशंसित होते हुए धर्मज्ञ राजा युधिष्ठिर अब धर्मपूर्वक सारी पृथ्वीका पालन करें
upāsyamāno bahubhiḥ siddhaiś cāpi mahātmabhiḥ | stūyamānaś ca satataṁ vandibhir bharatarṣabha bharataśreṣṭha | dharmajño rājā yudhiṣṭhira idānīṁ dharmapūrvakaṁ sārāṁ pṛthivīṁ pālayatu ||
Vāyu said: “O bull among the Bharatas, O best of the Bharata line—honoured by many perfected sages and great-souled beings, and continually praised by bards, let the dharma-knowing king Yudhiṣṭhira now govern the whole earth in accordance with righteousness.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate kingship is grounded in dharma: even when a ruler is celebrated by sages and bards, the true measure of sovereignty is governing and protecting the earth in accordance with righteousness.
Vāyu offers a benediction and public affirmation: Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded by revered Siddhas and praised by professional eulogists, is urged to assume (or continue) the burden of rule and maintain the realm through dharmic governance.