Shloka 8
उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः
Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure
अग्रतो ब्राह्मणान् कृत्वा तपोविद्यादमान्वितान् | पुरोहितं च कौरव्य वेदवेदाड़पारगम् । आनिनिवेश्यं च राजानो ब्राह्मणा: सपुरोधस:,कुरुवंशी भरतश्रेष्ठ) वहाँ एक समतल एवं सुखद स्थानमें पाण्डुपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरने तप, विद्या और इन्द्रिय-संयमसे युक्त ब्राह्मणों एवं वेद-वेदांगके पारगामी विद्वान राजपुरोहित धौम्य मुनिको आगे रखकर सैनिकोंके साथ पड़ाव डाला। बहुत-से राजा, ब्राह्मण और पुरोहितने यथोचित रीतिसे शान्तिकर्म करके युधिष्ठिर और उनके मन्त्रियोंको विधिपूर्वक बीचमें रखकर उन्हें सब ओरसे घेर रखा था
vaiśampāyana uvāca | agrato brāhmaṇān kṛtvā tapo-vidyā-damānvitān | purohitaṃ ca kauravya veda-vedāṅga-pāragam | āniniveśyaṃ ca rājāno brāhmaṇāḥ sa-purodhasaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: Placing in front the brāhmaṇas endowed with austerity, learning, and self-restraint—and also the royal priest, O descendant of Kuru, who had mastered the Vedas and their auxiliaries—the king made camp. Around him were many kings, brāhmaṇas, and priests, who, after performing the appropriate rites of pacification in due form, kept Yudhiṣṭhira and his ministers properly positioned at the center and protected on all sides. The scene underscores that royal action is to be guided and safeguarded by disciplined learning, ritual propriety, and restraint.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal power is shown as legitimate and safe when it is guided by disciplined knowledge and restraint: brāhmaṇas characterized by tapas (austerity), vidyā (learning), and dama (self-control), along with a learned purohita, are placed at the forefront, and protective rites are performed to maintain order and auspiciousness.
The king (contextually Yudhiṣṭhira) halts and establishes a camp, placing learned and self-controlled brāhmaṇas and the royal priest in front. Many kings and priests perform proper śānti (pacificatory) rites and keep Yudhiṣṭhira and his ministers positioned in the center, surrounded for protection.