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Shloka 9

Nahuṣa Abhiṣeka and the Crisis of Restraint (नहुषाभिषेकः—दमभ्रंशः)

ब्रह्मर्षश्षापि देवांश्व गोपायस्व त्रिविष्टपे अभिषिक्त: स राजेन्द्र ततो राजा त्रिविष्टपे,“आप स्वर्गमें रहकर ब्रह्मर्षियों तथा देवताओंका पालन कीजिये।” युधिष्ठिर! तदनन्तर राजा नहुषका स्वर्ममें इन्द्रके पदपर अभिषेक हुआ

brahmarṣīn api devāṁś ca gopāyasva triviṣṭape | abhiṣiktaḥ sa rājendra tato rājā triviṣṭape | “āpa svargam̐e rahakara brahmarṣiyoṁ tathā devatāoṁ kā pālana kījiye.” yudhiṣṭhira! tad-anantaraṁ rājā nahuṣaḥ svarge indrasya pade ’bhiṣekaṁ prāptaḥ ||

「天に住まう間、梵仙(Brahmarṣi)と神々を守護せよ。」そう教えられて、王の中の最上たる者よ、彼はトリヴィシュタパ(Triviṣṭapa)において灌頂され、そしてその後、ナフシャ王(Nahuṣa)は天上でインドラ(Indra)その人の座に据えられた。この段は、主権とは—天においてさえ—守護であることを示す。統治者の正統性は、正しき聖仙を護り、神々の秩序を支えることにかかっている。

ब्रह्मर्षीन्Brahmarishis (sage-seers)
ब्रह्मर्षीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मर्षि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गोपायस्वprotect (you should protect)
गोपायस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootगुप्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
त्रिविष्टपेin heaven (Triviṣṭapa)
त्रिविष्टपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिविष्टप
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अभिषिक्तःanointed, consecrated
अभिषिक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-षिच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रिविष्टपेin heaven
त्रिविष्टपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिविष्टप
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

शल्य उवाच

Ś
Śalya
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
N
Nahuṣa
I
Indra
B
Brahmarṣis
D
Devas
T
Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)

Educational Q&A

Rule is defined as protection: a king’s foremost duty is to safeguard the Brahmarṣis (spiritual authority) and the gods (cosmic order). Even a heavenly throne is justified only by dharmic guardianship, not by privilege.

Śalya recounts that Nahuṣa, after being told to protect the Brahmarṣis and the gods while residing in heaven, is consecrated in Triviṣṭapa and installed on Indra’s post—Indra’s station in Svarga.