Shloka 6
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
ययातेस्त्वेव भोजानां विस्तरो गुणतो महान् | भजतेडटद्य महाराज विस्तरं स चतुर्दिशम्
yayātes tveva bhojānāṁ vistaro guṇato mahān | bhajate ’ṭaḍya mahārāja vistaraṁ sa caturdiśam ||
されどボージャ族のうち、ヤヤーティの系譜はまことに広大にして、徳において偉大である。おお大王よ、それは遠く広く四方へと伸び、四つの方角すべてに及ぶ。
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that a dynasty’s true greatness is measured not only by territorial spread but by guṇa—ethical and noble qualities—implying that virtue legitimizes and sustains royal expansion and reputation.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, addressing a king, remarks on the prominence of the Bhojas descended from Yayāti, emphasizing both their wide influence across the four quarters and their distinguished virtues.