Shloka 3
सो$भिषिक्तो महाप्राज्ञ: प्राप्प राज्यं युधिष्ठिर: । अवस्थाप्य नरश्रेष्ठ: सर्वा: स्वप्रकृतीस्तथा
so 'bhiṣikto mahāprājñaḥ prāpya rājyaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | avasthāpya naraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvāḥ svaprakṛtīs tathā |
しかるのち正しく灌頂を受けた至賢のユディシュティラは、王国を得た。人中の最勝者たる彼は、群臣百官をそれぞれの職に堅く据え、ヴェーダに通じ徳を備えたブラーフマナたちより、最上の祝福を受けた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is not merely possession of power but the ethical ordering of the state: after consecration, the king must appoint competent officials (prakṛtis) and seek the blessings and guidance of learned, virtuous brāhmaṇas—signaling governance anchored in dharma, counsel, and social responsibility.
Following his royal consecration, Yudhiṣṭhira formally assumes sovereignty, organizes the administration by placing ministers and other state-functionaries in their proper posts, and then receives auspicious blessings from Veda-versed brāhmaṇas.