Shloka 24
Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse
त्वं चाद्य कुरुवीराणां धर्मेण हि विराजसे । गुणीभूता: सम ते राजंस्त्वं नो राजा गुरुर्मत:
tvaṃ cādya kuruvīrāṇāṃ dharmeṇa hi virājase | guṇībhūtāḥ sama te rājaṃs tvaṃ no rājā gurur mataḥ ||
ພະວາຍຸກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນຫມູ່ວີລະຊົນແຫ່ງກຸຣຸ ໃນວັນນີ້ມີແຕ່ທ່ານຜູ້ດຽວທີ່ສະຫວ່າງໄສດ້ວຍທຳ. ພວກເຮົາຢືນຢູ່ຂ້າງທ່ານ ແລະເປັນຜູ້ຕິດຕາມ; ພວກເຮົານັບຖືທ່ານເປັນກະສັດ ແລະເປັນຄູ»។
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority is grounded in dharma: the truly exemplary leader is the one who shines through righteous conduct, and such dharmic excellence naturally commands loyalty and the status of both ruler and teacher.
Vāyu addresses a king, praising him as the only Kuru hero presently distinguished by dharma, and declares allegiance—affirming that they accept him as their sovereign and as a guiding guru.