Shloka 3
उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः
Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure
पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण प्रियमाणेन मूर्थनि । बभौ युधिष्ठिरस्तत्र पौर्णमास्यथामिवोडुराट्,राजा युधिष्ठिरके मस्तकपर श्वेत छत्र तना हुआ था, जिससे वे वहाँ पूर्णमासीके चन्द्रमाके समान शोभा पा रहे थे
pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa priyamāṇena mūrdhani | babhau yudhiṣṭhiras tatra paurṇamāsy athāmivodurāṭ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: With a white royal parasol held above his head, Yudhiṣṭhira shone there—like the moon on the night of the full moon. The image underscores the king’s rightful sovereignty and auspicious, dharma-aligned rule after the trials of war.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses royal symbolism (the white parasol) and an auspicious simile (full moon) to suggest that rightful kingship is not merely power but a visible sign of dharma—protective, orderly, and publicly recognized.
In the Ashvamedhika context, Yudhiṣṭhira is being honored as king; a white parasol is held over him, and the narrator describes his radiance by comparing him to the full moon.