Shloka 10
Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13
परिग्रहान्नरेन्द्रस्य भीमस्य परिपालनात् । शत्रूणां क्षपणाच्चैव बीभत्सो: सव्यसाचिन:,निकामवर्षा: स्फीताश्न आसञ्जनपदास्तथा । महाराज युधिष्ठिर सबको आत्मीयजनोंकी भाँति अपनाते, भीमसेन सबकी रक्षा करते, सव्यसाची अर्जुन शत्रुओंके संहारमें लगे रहते, बुद्धिमान् सहदेव सबको धर्मका उपदेश दिया करते और नकुल स्वभावसे ही सबके साथ विनयपूर्ण बर्ताव करते थे। इससे उनके राज्यके सभी जनपद कलहशून्य, निर्भय, स्वधर्मपरायण तथा उन्नतिशील थे। वहाँ उनकी इच्छाके अनुसार समयपर वर्षा होती थी
parigrahān narendrasya bhīmasya paripālanāt | śatrūṇāṃ kṣapaṇāc caiva bībhatsaḥ savyasācinaḥ || nikāmavarṣāḥ sphītāś ca āsañjanapadās tathā | mahārāja yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sarvān ātmīyajanān iva abhyagṛhṇāt, bhīmasenaḥ sarveṣāṃ rakṣāṃ karoti, savyasācī arjunaḥ śatrūṇāṃ saṃhāre lagnaḥ, buddhimān sahadevaḥ sarvān dharmam upadiśati, nakulaś ca svabhāvena sarvaiḥ saha vinayapūrvaṃ vyavaharati; ataḥ tasya rājyasya sarve janapadāḥ kalahāśūnyāḥ, nirbhayāḥ, svadharmaparāyaṇāḥ tathā unnatiśīlāḥ; tatra ca yathākāmaṃ kāle kāle varṣā bhavanti.
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。王が正しき節度をもって治め、ビーマが民を守り、そして戦場において恐るべく、左右いずれの手にも巧みなるサヴィヤサーチー・アルジュナが敵を滅ぼし続けたゆえに、その国は栄えた。大王ユディシュティラの御代には、万人が身内のごとく抱かれ、ビーマセーナは民の盾となり、サヴィヤサーチー・アルジュナは敵対の勢力を鎮めることに専心し、賢きサハデーヴァは絶えず人々にダルマを説き、ナクラは生来の謙譲と礼をもって万民に接した。かくして諸国は争いなく、恐れなく、各々の本分に励み、着実に繁栄し、雨もまた望みのままに季節どおり降り注いだ。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A stable and prosperous kingdom arises when each leader fulfills a complementary dharmic role: the king governs with restraint and fairness, protectors ensure public safety, defenders neutralize threats, the wise teach dharma, and the courteous maintain social cohesion—resulting in harmony, security, and even nature’s cooperation through timely rains.
Vaiśampāyana describes the well-ordered state under Yudhiṣṭhira: he treats all as his own, Bhīma safeguards the people, Arjuna suppresses enemies, Sahadeva gives dharma-instruction, and Nakula behaves with humility; consequently the provinces are peaceful, fearless, dutiful, and prosperous, with rains arriving in season.